Sr Site Reliability Engineer – Point of Sale Engineering (Apple Retail)

Apple Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Greater London is seeking a Sr Site Reliability Engineer to enhance product delivery through automation and technology solutions. Your role will involve deploying applications, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Rust, or Java, together with experience in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure, is essential. Join an innovative team dedicated to excellence and customer service.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python, Rust, and/or Java programming languages.
• Experience with cloud compute environments like OpenStack, AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, CI/CD, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Eliminate repetitive manual processes using automation.
• Deploy application releases and code from Development into Production.
• Troubleshoot problems and resolve large scale production issues.

Skills

Software development in Python

Software development in Rust

Software development in Java

Cloud compute environments

Excellent troubleshooting skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Mathematics or related Engineering field

Tools

OpenStack

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Sr Site Reliability Engineer – Point of Sale Engineering (Apple Retail)

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

The people and their ideas inspire the innovation that runs through everything we do—from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Imagine what you could accomplish here!Point of Sale (POS) Engineering is responsible for the technology and IT systems used to enable Apple Retail Stores to service millions of customers enabling Apple Retail to become one of the best retailers in the world. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are a team of highly skilled Software Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers and Qualiy Engineers based in Cupertino, Austin, London and Hyderabad.Do you enjoy solving complex business problems with process and technology? Do you thrive in environments that require multi-functional thinking, collaboration, and innovation? Apple is looking for an individual that takes pride in crafting solutions to enhance product delivery by architecting and leading distributed compute platforms and application services. This engineer needs to work closely with cross-functional teams to identify potential solutions and go on to work with the engineering teams to properly test and deploy changes. Critical thinking, writing solid and clean code, planning, documenting, and communicating within the team and cross-functionally is critical to the success of the role.

Description

• Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities.
• Deploying application releases and code from Development into Production.
• Shepherding applications through the software delivery life cycle.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of trends and standard methodologies within Apple.
• Setup and analyse application health metrics and provide solutions to ensure stability.
• Experience troubleshooting problems and working with a team to resolve large scale production issues.
• Work timings will vary 4 to 5 days a month to support engineering activities with global teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrate a strong proficiency in software development using Python, Rust, and/or Java programming languages.
• Experience working with cloud compute environments like OpenStack, AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management, CI/CD, and automation.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• Bachelors or Masters in a Computer Science, Mathematics or related Engineering field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in implementing and correlating telemetry using monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana and Prometheus.
• Building and operating container orchestrating systems (Docker, Kubernetes and micro-services).

At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law. Learn more