Software Engineer, Workflow Foundations – Apple – Vancouver, BC

Apple is hiring a Software Engineer for Workflow Foundations in Vancouver, British Columbia — and this is no ordinary backend role. You’d be joining the team responsible for building the development workflow engine that powers Apple’s entire engineering organization. Every build, test, and deployment across the company flows through this infrastructure. If you’ve ever wanted to work on distributed systems that genuinely matter at scale, this is the one.

Day-to-day, you’ll own backend systems end-to-end — from architectural decisions all the way to shipping production-quality code. The work is hands-on and deeply technical: optimizing APIs that handle millions of builds, debugging live systems, designing reliable service integrations, and building the observability layer that keeps everything running smoothly.

About the Role: Software Engineer, Workflow Foundations

This position sits within Apple’s Software and Services division and focuses on building the infrastructure backbone that thousands of Apple engineers rely on every day. You’ll design intelligent CI/CD systems capable of handling diverse build configurations at scale, surface insights from failures before they cascade into larger issues, and weave together disparate tools into one seamless developer experience.

You’ll collaborate closely with teammates to navigate technical tradeoffs, contribute to on-call reliability, and work across teams to solve lasting infrastructure challenges. This is a role for someone who thrives in a high-ownership, high-impact engineering environment where the quality of your decisions is felt across the entire company.

Benefits and Salary

Apple offers a competitive base pay range of $116,800 to $226,000 CAD for this role, depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Beyond base pay, Apple employees are eligible to become shareholders through discretionary restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). You’ll also receive comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounts on Apple products and services, education reimbursement (including tuition for career-advancing coursework), and potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses, commission, and relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Workflow Foundations team, you’ll be building and owning the backend systems that keep Apple’s engineering pipeline running at scale. Your work will directly impact how thousands of engineers ship software — from the moment a code change is committed to the moment it’s deployed. These responsibilities span architecture, performance, reliability, and cross-team collaboration.

• Implement services that reliably integrate multiple build sources with developer workflows
• Design and build intelligent systems that handle diverse CI configurations at scale and analyze build failures
• Create features that annotate code changes with meaningful build and test results
• Optimize performance through profiling, caching, and algorithmic improvements
• Write thorough tests and implement observability including metrics, logging, and tracing
• Provide on-call support and maintain overall system reliability
• Collaborate with other teams to solve lasting infrastructure problems

Requirements / Skills

Apple is looking for a seasoned backend engineer who brings both technical depth and a genuine passion for developer productivity and distributed systems. The ideal candidate has proven experience building reliable, scalable services and can navigate complex technical tradeoffs with confidence. Familiarity with CI/CD systems or build infrastructure is a strong asset.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of software engineering experience in backend services, APIs, or platform infrastructure
• Proficiency in Go, Python, Java, Scala, or Kotlin for backend development
• Proven ability to design systems that handle scale, reliability, and service integration
• Deep expertise in API design, microservices architecture, or distributed systems (preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build systems, or developer platform infrastructure (preferred)
• Knowledge of macOS/iOS build processes or development environments (preferred)
• Experience with event-driven architectures or asynchronous messaging systems (preferred)

How to Apply

Ready to help shape the infrastructure that powers Apple engineering? Submit your application directly through Apple’s official careers portal using the button below. Make sure your resume highlights your experience with backend systems, distributed architecture, and CI/CD infrastructure.

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