Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a skilled engineer to join the Satellite Connectivity Group in San Diego. This role focuses on developing critical services that enhance connectivity and user safety, contributing to the innovation of satellite networking on a global scale. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in distributed systems and experience in building scalable infrastructures.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products and free services

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of distributed systems principles required.
• Experience with multi-clustered services and real-time data pipelines.
• Familiarity with monitoring metrics platforms like Splunk and Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Build and run service enabling platform for Apple.
• Work on satellite network connection enabling Emergency SOS services.
• Optimize existing services and build infrastructure.

Skills

Distributed systems principles

Consensus algorithms

Building multi-clustered services

Real-time data processing

Monitoring platforms

IoT/Edge device compute

Education

Engineering or technical BS

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Splunk

Job description

San Diego, California, United States Software and Services

Description

At Apple, we strive every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Our successes are the result of skilled domain experts working in an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and rethinking of old problems in new ways! As a member of the Satellite Connectivity Group, you will work on the satellite network that enables connectivity to iPhone when off the grid without cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.Every day, Apple customers use Emergency SOS via satellite to access emergency assistance when they are in need of help and have no other means to communicate. You will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape this and other critical services to the benefit and safety of millions of Apple device users. You will build and run an Apple service enabling platform that millions of customers may rely on every day. You’ll also build and run the infrastructure that powers those services with emphasis on build, not just operate or implement.We’re looking for people who like to solve problems using software rather than shell prompts as we scale Apple’s services for customers around the world. Help us build the Apple experience on a global scale!

Minimum Qualifications

• Deep understanding of distributed systems principles, including consistency, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Strong familiarity with consensus algorithms (e.g., Raft, Paxos, Zab, etc)
• Experience building and operating multi-clustered and highly-available services
• Experience with Temporal/Cadence/Windmill or other durable execution platforms
• Understanding of zero-trust application architecture
• Proven experience building and optimizing real-time and batch data processing pipelines using technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Flink, Beam, etc. Kubernetes experience, including cluster management as well as application deployment and configuration
• Experience with IoT/Edge device compute and infrastructure Experience or interest in RF, Cellular, Satellite communications (Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, LTE/5G)
• Experience with modern web-scale services including servers, VIPs, load balancers, proxies
• Experience working with monitoring and metrics platforms like Splunk and Prometheus
• Education: Engineering or technical BS is a positive but not required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting environments with thousands of servers and critical uptime requirements
• Able to write software tools & services needed to build and operate a large scale platform
• Proficient with Puppet.
• Experience with IP network design and architecture; Cisco, Juniper, or Arista routing and switching hardware & configuration.
• Kubernetes experience, including cluster management as well as application deployment and configuration
• Experience with modern web-scale services including servers, vips, load balancers, proxies.
• Experience working with monitoring and metrics platforms like Splunk and Prometheus
• Education: Technical engineering BS is a positive but not required

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 $166,600 and $296,300, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .