Build & Integration Manager - CoreOS, Remote
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionised entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. We are working to take the integration, build, and test process of the low-level components of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS to the next level (think kernel and low-level libraries). We are responsible for integrating, building, and validating nearly a quarter of all changes that go into our OS releases that affect 1 billion+ customers.
The Software Build & Integration team is at the core of how we create and iterate on this experience day to day at Apple. As a leader, your role focuses on empowering build engineers to influence new feature integration into Apple software, by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams.
Description
*This is a remote position* As a CoreOS Build & Integration Engineering Manager, you’ll oversee the build and verification process of the Kernel and related components for all of Apple’s OS releases. You’ll work as part of an agile team whose goal is to shorten the feedback cycle for our internal customers. Our aim is to provide fast turnaround to all of our partners by driving operational excellence for builds of Apple software.
In this role you will:
1. Lead a team of build engineers to set the standard for software development to deliver new, innovative solutions and tools as well as day-to-day operations.
2. Develop the team to respond to incidents, escalate issues, and run retrospectives.
3. Monitor metrics, report trends, and innovate on operational workflows.
4. Work cross-functionally with teams across Apple on complex integration efforts.
5. Hire, inspire, coach, train, and develop engineers to take on new responsibilities in integrating software systems.
6. Lead discussions and drive efforts to enhance the reliability and scale of our production build operations.
7. Work with project management teams to determine engineering priorities and resource engineering efforts.
8. Engage partners in planning of compute, storage, and headcount for operational support.
9. Foster an inclusive work environment and a culture that values diverse perspectives.
10. Innovate and execute on our hiring and training processes.
Minimum Qualifications
* Strong software development skills and experience with TDD standard methodologies; flexibility with technologies is appreciated.
* Proficient with Git and other version control systems.
* Strong experience with crafting, running, and solving problems in native builds (Objective-C, C++) and have a solid understanding of compilation.
* Proven experience leading cross-functional efforts around systems architecture, software development, operational processes, and product features.
* Ability to inspire, coach, train, and develop team members to consistently provide exceptional work.
Preferred Qualifications
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Familiar with highly-scalable, distributed systems and parallel workflows.
* Experience adapting to challenges, providing support, and leading by example in a constantly changing environment.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on providing hands-on support and leadership to your team.
* Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
* Experience with configuration management tools like Salt and Ansible.
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