Intern, Site Reliability Engineer, iCloud

Apple; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an intern for its Site Reliability Engineering team within Apple Services Engineering. You’ll work on iCloud services reliability, focusing on large-scale operations, automation, and incident response.

The role offers hands-on experience across the product lifecycle while collaborating with experienced engineers in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment. You’ll gain exposure to Linux/Unix, networking, containers, and Kubernetes while developing practical skills in

Qualifications

• Coding experience using Java or Golang.
• Experience with Linux/Unix, Networking, Systems Management, and Security.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on large-scale system operations within iCloud services.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve service operability and quality.
• Gain hands-on experience in reliability engineering for global services.

Skills

Java

Golang

Linux/Unix

Networking

Systems Management

Security

Troubleshooting

Problem Solving

Communication

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Distributed Systems

Job description

Summary

People at Apple don’t just build products — they craft experiences our customers love and depend on. Apple Services Engineering (ASE) builds and supports the systems that make many of these daily experiences possible. If you’ve used Apple products, you’ve likely interacted with us. iCloud Services SRE teams are responsible for the systems and services that directly support our customers and their experiences. We are looking for passionate and talented Site Reliability Engineers to continue our focus on providing our customers the highest quality Apple Services experience. Our services have to scale globally, stay highly available, and “just work.” If you love designing, engineering, and running systems and infrastructure that will help millions of customers, then this is the place for you!

Description

Our team leads the reliability engineering for iCloud Identity core services, serving millions of customers worldwide.

As a reliability engineering team, we are deeply involved in the entire product delivery lifecycle, ensuring our services are always available and just works. Operating in a diverse and large-scale environment, we thrive on innovative ideas to build robust, automated systems. Here, you’ll play a key role in transforming conceptual ideas into tangible solutions, ensuring our product seamlessly works for everyone.

In this internship role, you’ll take on the unique challenges of large-scale system operations while working closely with team members. You’ll actively contribute to engineering projects aimed at improving service operability and quality, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in one of the most dynamic and impactful areas of modern technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• Coding experience using Java, or Golang.
• Experience with Linux/Unix, Networking, Systems Management, Systems Security
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Good Understanding and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration’s implementation.
• Experience managing Distributed Systems / Large Scale Systems Operations

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Role Number: 200691892-2114