Cloud Engineer, Health Software

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 184,700 - 324,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock plans

Relocation assistance

Medical & dental coverage

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer to design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for Apple Health services. You’ll automate, monitor, and optimize data/backend systems while supporting CI/CD pipelines and incident response.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, and NoSQL data systems across large production environments, collaborating with software, security, and product teams to enforce best practices and reliability.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience in engineering, Cloud, or as a software engineering staff member.
• Strong programming and scripting fundamentals, Python and Bash
• Modern web services architectures, cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP
• Source control management such as Git, SVN
• Linux fundamentals, experience with hardening operating system images
• Hands‑on experience with Log mining frameworks like Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, Loki etc
• Grafana or similar for investigating or monitoring problems on systems
• Release and management of NoSQL, Zookeeper, Spark, Mesos
• In‑depth knowledge of build/release systems and process
• BS Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Comfortable with weekly on‑call rotation
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP to support Apple Health software services
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and repeatable software delivery
• Write automation tools and scripts in Python and Bash to reduce manual toil and improve operational efficiency
• Monitor system health and performance using observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, and Loki, and drive resolution of incidents
• Manage and optimize containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes in large‑scale production environments
• Administer and support distributed data systems including NoSQL databases, Zookeeper, Spark, and Mesos
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with software engineers, security teams, and product teams to define and implement infrastructure best practices
• Own and improve build and release systems, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance at scale
• Conduct root cause analysis on production incidents and implement preventative measures to reduce recurrence
• Participate in capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization across cloud environments
• Maintain source control workflows and repository hygiene using Git or SVN
• Document systems, runbooks, and operational procedures to support team knowledge sharing and continuity

Skills

Python

Bash

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

SVN

Linux

Splunk

Prometheus

Loki

Grafana

NoSQL

Zookeeper

Spark

Mesos

Education

BS Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SVN

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

Splunk

Spark

Zookeeper

Mesos

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The Apple Health team is looking for a hardworking Sr. Cloud Engineer with a background in large scale engineering support. You will enjoy using technology to automate solutions and optimize outcomes focusing on data/backend engineering, continuous integration and continuous deployment in a fast‑changing world of software delivery.

Description

Apple's Health team is seeking a high-energy Site Reliability Engineer. As a member of our dynamic group, you’ll have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day.

Responsibilities

• Comfortable with weekly on‑call rotation
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP to support Apple Health software services
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and repeatable software delivery
• Write automation tools and scripts in Python and Bash to reduce manual toil and improve operational efficiency
• Monitor system health and performance using observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, and Loki, and drive resolution of incidents
• Manage and optimize containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes in large‑scale production environments
• Administer and support distributed data systems including NoSQL databases, Zookeeper, Spark, and Mesos
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with software engineers, security teams, and product teams to define and implement infrastructure best practices
• Own and improve build and release systems, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance at scale
• Conduct root cause analysis on production incidents and implement preventative measures to reduce recurrence
• Participate in capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization across cloud environments
• Maintain source control workflows and repository hygiene using Git or SVN
• Document systems, runbooks, and operational procedures to support team knowledge sharing and continuity

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience in engineering, Cloud, or as a software engineering staff member
• Strong programming and scripting fundamentals, Python and Bash
• Modern web services architectures, cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP
• Source control management such as Git, SVN
• Linux fundamentals, experience with hardening operating system images
• Hands‑on experience with Log mining frameworks like Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, Loki etc
• Grafana or similar for investigating or monitoring problems on systems
• Release and management of NoSQL, Zookeeper, Spark, Mesos
• In‑depth knowledge of build/release systems and process
• BS Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Passionate about Continuous Build, Integration, Test, and Delivery systems
• Able to quickly learn new and existing technologies
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities
• A desire to write tools and applications to automate work rather than do everything by hand
• Self‑motivated, pro‑active and solution‑oriented individual

Compensation and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.