Senior Software Engineer, ML Build & Release Quality - Private Cloud ComputingApple Service Engineering is seeking an exceptional Senior Software Release Engineer to take on a high visibility, high impact role at the center of our next-generation datacenter and Private Cloud Compute initiatives. This is a role for a senior engineer who wants to define how world-class distributed systems are tested, validated, and scaled at one of the most ambitious infrastructure efforts in the industry. You will be a technical leader and key contributor to the foundation of Apple's future cloud architecture, working directly with the systems that power Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute.
You will drive critical testing and validation initiatives across highly performant, energy efficient platforms built on Apple Silicon, and will play a central role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of next-generation datacenter technology that reaches hundreds of millions of people.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for daily build qualification and recommendations to staging and productionOwn the build pipeline for LLM on Private Cloud ComputeManage model weights across OS release trains and faster server-side model updatesAutomate staged rollouts across OS releases and Private Cloud Compute releasesPartner with Foundation Models, AIML, evals, privacy, security, and OS release teams on major launchesLead incident response and postmortems for inference release issuesMinimum Qualifications10 or more years in release engineering, build infrastructure and production releasesBS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. MS or PhD a plus.Expertise with large-scale build systems and C++/Swift/Python toolchainsCI/CD at scale with sharp judgment on cost, cache, and flake reductionTrack record shipping on tight, non-negotiable deadlines tied to OS or hardware launchesPreferred QualificationsExperience validating ML or LLM workloads running on hardware accelerators such as GPUs, NPUs, or Apple Silicon in a cloud or datacenter environment.Familiarity with Apple development tools, Swift, or Objective-C.Experience building test infrastructure for systems at the hardware-software boundary, including firmware, drivers, or low-level platform software.Knowledge of energy efficiency and performance profiling techniques for high performance computing workloads.Experience contributing to or defining test strategy at an organizational level, not just within a single team or product area.Prior experience working in a private cloud, hyperscale datacenter, or edge compute environment.Pay & BenefitsAt 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 $175,000 and $308,500, 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.