Site Reliability Engineer (ETS)

Apple; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming and diverse work environment

Focus on accessibility and inclusion

Job summary

Apple is seeking a dedicated SRE Engineer to join their Product Engineering Systems group in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In this role, you will design, deploy, and monitor systems that handle immense scale and complexity. With a strong emphasis on optimizing performance, you will analyze datasets and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance system efficiency.

Applicants should possess at least a BS in engineering or computer science and 4+ years of experience in relevant fields. Proficiency in Java, REST APIs, and distributed systems monitoring is essential, alongside excellent communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in ITIL terminology for incident and problem management.
• Hands-on knowledge in Java and REST APIs for debugging.
• Strong understanding of database principles and distributed storage.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and monitor fast, efficient, and scalable systems.
• Analyze complex datasets for inefficiencies and drive improvements.

Skills

Java programming

REST APIs

Scripting (Perl, Python, Ruby)

Log monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. Splunk)

Education

BS in engineering, computer science or other technical disciplines

Tools

Docker

Oracle

Cassandra

SOLR

Kafka

Job description

Summary

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organisation. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.

Description

Do you love working on highly scalable and secure distributed applications? Does the idea of fast-paced environment make your heart leap? Do you want your technical abilities to be challenged every day and for your work to make a difference in the lives of millions of people?

If so, the Product Engineering Systems group is looking for dedicated hands‑on SRE Engineer who are not afraid to share knowledge, think creatively, and question assumptions. Join us to do the best work of your life with a welcoming, diverse, and hard‑working group of engineers. Bring passion and dedication to the job, and there’s no telling what you could accomplish!

Responsibilities

• Should demonstrate a strong passion for designing, deploying, and monitoring systems that are fast, efficient, and scalable at every layer. The candidate will have a deep curiosity to understand how applications behave under load, identify bottlenecks across infrastructure, databases, and code paths, and optimize them for peak performance.
• They should be comfortable analyzing complex datasets to uncover inefficiencies, and partnering with engineering teams to drive measurable improvements. A strong instinct to automate validation, visualize metrics, and translate technical insights into actionable outcomes is key to success in this role.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in engineering, computer science or other technical disciplines.
• 4+ years of working experience in ITIL terminology for incident and problem management.
• Monitoring distributed systems application architectures in log monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. Splunk).
• Hands‑on knowledge in Java programming and REST APIs for application debugging and root cause analysis.
• Strong in at least one programming or scripting language like Perl, Python, Ruby etc., for developing tools in Observability, ETL etc.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of database principles and working knowledge in distributed storage and infrastructural solutions such as Oracle, Cassandra, SOLR, and Kafka.
• Good command on Linux, networking concepts (TLS/SSL, DNS, Load Balancers, etc.) and troubleshooting skills in large scale environments.
• Experience with container management and micro‑services architectures such as Docker in cloud and on‑premises infrastructure.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace.