Engineering Program Specialist, OS Build

Summary
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something.

Are you passionate about software automation and release engineering? Does shipping an OS to hundreds of millions of users appeal to you?

Be part of the team that ships macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS to the world! The SWE team is looking for an individual with strong OS fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and a desire to join an amazing team who ships OS' that drive Apple Products. We're looking for people who enjoy designing solutions to solve problems and an appetite for continuous improvement.



Description
Coordinate cross functional teams and deliverables and gather requirements for shipping OS software. Provide daily prioritized information to the build and integration team on upcoming releases. Work with engineering teams to prioritize daily build deliverables for upcoming releases and to triage issues. Prioritize and manage side builds to help isolate and resolve critical software issues. Own the responsibility for delivering beta software for Mac, iPhone, iPad, HomePod, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro to customers and developers.

This job requires project management skills. Excellent communication skills to work cross functionally with other organizations is a must. This is a great opportunity for a project manager that is also very interested in the technology or a release engineer who is highly organized and wants to help drive and deliver iOS software.

This role includes responsibilities for:
Converge on developer seeds and customer shipping software by managing source changes for nightly builds
Daily release of the iOS and related builds
Identifying, escalating, and communicating key issues
Developing strategies for improving build release process
Driving for resolutions on build issues with engineering teams
Helping to manage risk in the release endgame leading up to customer launch
Releasing software to seed users and customers

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