Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Data Platform SRE / Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to help scale and operate our ML compute platform in a multi-cloud environment. You will own automation, reliability, and performance of critical services across Kubernetes, cloud storage, and networking stacks.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, cross-team collaboration, and delivering robust infrastructure at scale. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of cloud-native SRE experience, strong Python/Go/Rust skills, and deep knowledge of

Qualifications

• 5+ years of building, operating and scaling a large application in private, public, or hybrid clouds.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes with hands-on experience on platforms like EKS.
• Proficient in Python, Go, or Rust for cloud-native tooling and automation.
• Experience with object storage technologies (S3) and distributed systems.
• Strong networking foundation and Linux internals knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Participates in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekend coverage.
• Support global operations across time zones with a multinational team.
• Leverage diverse stack including open-source tools, commercial solutions, and in-house systems.
• Automate and optimize deployment, monitoring, and incident response for large-scale services.
• Drive design and implementation aligned with project objectives and timelines.
• Provide constructive technical feedback to foster team growth and improvement.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python/Go/Rust

Linux internals

Networking

Cloud storage (S3)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spinnaker

Helm

Flux

EKS

Job description

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Data Platform SRE / Apple Services Engineering

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

At Apple, we don't just build products - we create transformative experiences that have reshaped entire industries. Our innovation is driven by the diversity of our people and their ideas, inspiring everything we do. Imagine the impact you could make. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. The ML Infrastructure team is responsible for managing Apple's largest ML compute platform, multi-cloud storage abstraction and caching platform, which supports critical machine learning training workloads that power user-facing features across the Apple ecosystem. Operating across both first-party and third-party cloud environments brings complex and unique challenges. As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the ML Infrastructure team, you'll be expected to address these challenges through a strong foundation in cloud object storage, data analysis, automation, collaboration, and advanced expertise in Kubernetes. Our team oversees the full infrastructure stack - from low-level nodes to the complete network architecture - ensuring our platform remains highly available, resilient, and efficient at scale.

Description

• Strong critical thinking and a high degree of individual accountability
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• A genuine passion for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• A commitment to automation and operational efficiency
• Ownership of projects from design through delivery
• A solutions-oriented approach, coupled with the ability to gain alignment on technical direction
• Consistent and timely execution of design implementations aligned with project objectives
• The ability to provide constructive technical feedback, fostering team-wide growth and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Participates in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekend
• coverage when necessary
• Currently headquartered in Cupertino, with active expansion in Bangalore to
• support global operations across time zones
• Leverages a diverse stack including open-source tools, commercial solutions,
• and internally developed systems
• Encourages open dialogue, values strong ideas, and recognizes impactful results

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a
• private, public or hybrid cloud environment
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience using platforms such
• (EKS)
• Proficient in designing, developing, and releasing code in languages such as
• Python, Go, or Rust
• Practical experience with object storage technologies, including Amazon S3
• Strong background in designing and troubleshooting complex networking
• issues in both public and private cloud infrastructures
• Solid understanding of Linux internals, standard networking protocols, and
• distributed systems architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications
• Proven drive to automate manual operations and enhance processes through
• Strong understanding of best practices for deploying large-scale, distributed
• applications
• Hands-on experience managing diverse system environments using
• configuration management tools or software delivery platforms such as
• Spinnaker, Helm, or Flux
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and monitoring both new
• and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
• Solid familiarity with container orchestration and management using

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