CloudKit Client Tools and Automation Engineer

Join Apple's elite CloudKit team as a Client Tools and Automation Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the client-side of iCloud services. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on the foundations of a secure and private cloud infrastructure, focusing on device-to-device encrypted storage and protected compute solutions.

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for bug triage, continuous integration, and automation efforts that directly impact Apple's cloud services. You'll work closely with multiple teams, including the core CloudKit team, internal tools teams, and various systems throughout Apple. Your responsibilities will span from developing new tests and tools to debugging complex, multi-layered issues in existing infrastructure.

The position requires strong technical expertise in automation and CI/CD systems, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience. You'll be working with technologies like Python, JavaScript, and shell scripting, while potentially engaging with Apple's development tools such as Xcode, XCTest, ObjectiveC, and Swift.

What makes this role particularly exciting is its direct impact on Apple's privacy-focused cloud services. You'll be part of a team that extends Apple's deep commitment to privacy into the cloud domain, working on features that maintain strong privacy guarantees for end-users. The role offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $129,600 to $236,300, plus additional benefits such as stock options, comprehensive healthcare, and educational reimbursement.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, has strong communication skills, and wants to contribute to Apple's mission of creating phenomenal products while maintaining user privacy. You'll be working in San Diego, collaborating with various teams and making a significant impact on Apple's cloud infrastructure.