Software Screening & Integration Engineer, Generative AI Software; Special Projects

Software Screening & Integration Engineer, Generative AI Experiences Software (Special Projects)

Sunnyvale, California, United States Software and Services

At Apple, we strive to make great products that empower people and improve their lives. We believe Generative AI has the potential to unlock new experiences that were never possible before, and are looking for talented software engineers to realize that mission by expanding the capabilities of Apple products and platforms. We are looking for a proficient, observational, and analytical engineer to screen incoming issues and implement tooling to support our engineering team and help scale a rapidly growing team.

In this role, you’ll be a key contributor during all stages of software development. This is an opportunity to work in an extremely talented team. Learning and building of skill-sets is highly encouraged. This role has the opportunity to grow in many directions.

As a screening & integration engineer on the Generative AI Experiences Software team, you will review and triage incoming bugs, analyze logs and help determine priority of issues. You will be expected to identify potential trends in incoming bugs and elevate to cross-functional team members. You will also be responsible for integrating our software with the broader operating system, and will gain encyclopedic knowledge of our area of focus and bugs in our components.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, because of the high level of interaction with the engineering teams, management, other organizations within Apple. The ideal candidate will be highly technical, detail-oriented, creative, motivated, and focused on achieving results.

As a team member your primary responsibilities are:

• Support developers for triage and analysis of issues
• Work with others to complete analysis, evaluations and design alternatives and to implement process improvements
• Develop, maintain and collaborate on tools that support and automate processes for screening issues in our software
• Compile and assemble software from source code for triaging and debugging, independent from development engineers' workflow
• Maintain branching for software repositories
• Maintain documentation of features for team
• Monitor communications in screening chat rooms
• Run reviews for development teams to keep issues moving through our system
• Escalate appropriately issues found in screening to development engineers

• Passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways (e.g. process efficiency, automation)
• Passion for debugging and problem solving
• Strong software engineering and development life cycle knowledge
• Advanced experience with version control systems, specifically git
• Experience in programming or scripting, preferably in Python
• Comfortable with rapid development cycles
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work accordingly
• Track record of being proactive, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and well organized
• Basic understanding of macOS and iOS

• Experience with Xcode and Apple internal development practices
• BS CS/CE/EE or equivalent experience

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note:

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.