Apple
Release Engineer, Retail and Marcom Engineering
$150K–$225K
Sunnyvale, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 3 years required; 5 years preferred in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.
- Education
- BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent education/experience.
About the job
Build and maintain release automation and CI/CD systems to deliver secure, reliable software releases for Apple’s Retail and Marcom Engineering team.
What you'll do
- Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines; integrate automated testing and quality gates.
- Automate build, test, deployment, and release workflows using Go and Python; collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams.
- Apply AI-driven automation and AI/LLM tools to improve release reliability, troubleshooting, and pipeline insights.
What they ask for
- At least 3 years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.
- Strong programming experience with Go or Python.
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts, Git workflows, and branching strategies; proficiency creating, troubleshooting, and optimizing Jenkins pipelines.
- Experience with Linux systems and scripting (Bash, Shell, Groovy); BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent education/experience.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Harness for automated deployments and governance.
- Experience with AI-driven release automation or AI/ML- and LLM-assisted troubleshooting.
Pay
$150,400 and $225,300 (base salary range; USD)
Tools
Jenkins, Harness, Go, Python, Bash, Shell, Groovy, Grafana
AI focus
Use AI-driven pipeline automation, including anomaly detection, predictive failure analysis, intelligent test selection, and self-healing; use AI/LLM tools to accelerate troubleshooting, summarize incidents, and generate insights.
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