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Build Engineer, Find My

Cupertino, CAHybridFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Find My
  • continuous integration
  • complex build trains
  • CI systems
  • production services
  • Unix/macOS scripting
  • bash
  • Python
  • iOS application development
  • App Store submission

Nice to have

  • Bazel
  • Buck
  • Xcode build system
  • caching
  • incremental builds
  • parallelization

Role summary

The Find My team is seeking a Build Engineer to support complex build trains and CI systems for a product used by millions. This role involves developing and maintaining CI systems, collaborating with client and server development teams, and ensuring high-quality releases. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience with CI systems like Jenkins, build/release processes, Git, and Unix/macOS scripting (bash, Python). Familiarity with iOS development, App Store submissions, and preferred experience with build systems like Bazel or Buck, and distributed build infrastructure are also valuable. The role operates in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with a hybrid work model.

The Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience.

Description


As an engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate team to achieve a shared mission. You'll be instrumental in developing exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My. We are looking for an innovative build engineer who is dedicated to build systems, continuous integration and shipping high quality releases. On our team, you will play a key role in supporting complex build trains and CI systems. You will also work closely with members of the Find My client and server development team to build features and maintain our CI system and related services. Our team ships very high profile features which are used by millions of customers daily. We take pride in the quality of work we do, and we deliver these highly valued features in a lively and collaborative environment. The role requires a deep insight into the software development lifecycle for production services and also gives you lots of freedom with the responsibility to complete your goals. Engineers here will thrive in a constantly evolving and fast-paced environment, operating at the tactical level, while solving difficult problems.

Minimum Qualifications


3+ years of experience with Continuous Integration systems (e.g. Jenkins) and Build and Release processes Ability to be in office Monday through Thursday Proven experience and use of GIT Excellent knowledge of Unix/macOS scripting (bash, Python) iOS application development knowledge, App Store submission familiarity Excellent analytical, debugging and problem solving skills Excellent communication and teamwork skills will help you be more successful in our group dynamic BS in Computer Science

Preferred Qualifications


Experience with build systems such as Bazel, Buck, or Xcode build system, beyond standard CI tools like Jenkins Familiarity with distributed/large-scale build infrastructure and build optimization techniques (caching, incremental builds, parallelization) Experience supporting server-side/backend build and release pipelines, not just client/iOS Familiarity with App Store Connect, TestFlight, and code signing/provisioning workflows Experience working cross-functionally with development, QA, and release management teams to streamline the SDLC

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