Engineering Program Specialist, OS Build

Engineering Program Specialist, OS Build

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

Description

Work cross functionally and gather requirements for shipping OS software. Provide daily prioritized information to the build and integration team on upcoming releases. Own the responsibility for delivering beta software for Mac, iPhone, iPad, HomePod, Apple TV and Apple Watch to customers and developers. Support engineering teams to execute secrecy initiatives for OS releases to safeguard Apple's most innovative and disruptive technologies. This role includes responsibility for:

1. Converge on developer seeds and customer shipping software by managing source changes for nightly builds
2. Identifying, escalating, and communicating key issues
3. Developing strategies for improving build release and software deployment processes
4. Driving for resolutions on build issues with engineering teams
5. Helping to manage risk in the release endgame leading up to customer launch
6. Releasing software to seed users and customers

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS EE/CS/CE or equivalent
• Exceptional verbal and written communication
• Detail oriented with project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Build and Release Engineering/Release Management experience highly desirable
• Unix programming/scripting experience highly desirable
• Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Excellent time management skills; you love to prioritize duties and responsibilities in order to be more effective