Software Build Engineer

November 5, 2026

Middle

München, Germany

Indeed

Description

The Software Build & Integration team delivers state-of-the-art operating systems and applications to customers. The role focuses on influencing new feature integration into software by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. Build engineers implement solutions using distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization to support the production build system for macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Xcode and more.

Responsibilities

Influence new feature integration into software by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams
Utilize and implement solutions using distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization technologies to deliver software to customers
Engineer innovative solutions for the production build system in support of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Xcode and more
Find multiple solutions to a problem, evaluate tradeoffs, and decide the best approach
Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures
Communicate status frequently to product teams and engineering program managers
Collaborate with team members, eager to jump and help when needed, with a Can Do Attitude
Document new processes or update existing wiki pages, as well as reading backtraces and stack traces

Requirements

MacOS, iOS, or UNIX development experience
UNIX administration and strong software debugging skills
Knowledge of operating system, network, and compiler concepts
Knowledge of a scripting language (eg Python or Perl)
Good coding ability and testing mindset, e.g. CI/CD, high code coverage, chaos engineering
Thorough understanding of UNIX debugging
Willingness to learn and master new programming languages like Swift, Go, Python
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git or Subversion