WebKit Developer Productivity Engineer
Apple
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 147,400-272,100 / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 17, 2026
WebKit is the open source browser engine that renders web pages in Safari, Mail, and many other iOS and macOS applications. The WebKit Developer Productivity team is responsible for essential tooling and services for WebKit developer workflows, such as GitHub integration, pre-commit testing, build system improvements, and integration with the Web Platform Tests project.
We're looking for an engineer to work on tools and services that will help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of WebKit contributors. You'll own and improve workflows that hundreds of engineers rely on daily, from command-line tools to continuous integration pipelines to bug tracking automation.
- Develop and maintain CLI tools used to contribute to WebKit, including pull request workflows, branch management, and other utilities
- Maintain and improve pre-commit testing infrastructure so WebKit contributors contribute changes with confidence
- Develop automation bridges between WebKit’s open source and internal bug trackers
- Collaborate with WebKit engineers to identify pain points and deliver productivity improvements
- Experience with Python
- Familiarity with Unix-based systems and shell scripting
- Experience with Git and GitHub workflows
- Experience with continuous integration systems (e.g. Buildbot, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Effective collaboration and communication skills
- BS degree or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of C++, Objective-C, or Swift
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS S3, EC2)
- Experience working with and contributing to large-scale open source software projects
- Familiarity with build systems (e.g Xcode, CMake, Make)
- Knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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