Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Apple Services Engineering (ASE) / iCloud at Apple Cupertino, CA

null; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 175,800 - 264,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Services Engineering (ASE) in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to help build and support highly available customer-facing services and systems across iCloud.

You will apply SRE best practices to ensure availability, reliability, and performance, while collaborating with product teams to design scalable infrastructure and automation.

The role includes on-call duty, incident response, and evolving with microservices and Kubernetes in a cloud environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent field.
• 5+ years in an Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps focused role.
• Knowledge of Linux operating system principles, networking fundamentals, and systems management.
• Fluency in at least one of Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Awareness of security principles including encryption, keys and exchange protocols.
• Understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Engage with product teams to understand requirements, design, and implement resilient and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Operate, monitor, and triage all aspects of our production and non-production environments.
• Collaborate on code, infrastructure, design reviews, and process enhancements.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve system reliability, security, and performance.
• Develop and implement automation to provision, configure, deploy, and monitor services.
• Participate in an on-call rotation providing hands-on technical expertise during incidents.
• Contribute to capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery exercises.
• Approach operational problems with a software engineering mindset.

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Networking fundamentals

Java

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Automation

On-call experience

Ownership & collaboration

Education

BS degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Automation tooling

Job description

Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Apple Services Engineering (ASE) / iCloud

Cupertino, CA.

Overview

People at Apple don't just build products - they craft experiences our customers love and depend on. Apple Services Engineering (ASE) builds and supports the systems that make many of these daily experiences possible. If you've used Apple products, you've likely interacted with us. Apple Services Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams are responsible for the systems and services that directly support those customers and their experiences. We are looking for an SRE with experience in building and supporting highly available customer-facing services. You will apply SRE best practices to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of our systems and services.

Responsibilities

• Engage with our product teams to understand requirements, design, and implement resilient and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Operate, monitor, and triage all aspects of our production and non-production environments.
• Collaborate on code, infrastructure, design reviews, and process enhancements.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve system reliability, security, and performance.
• Develop and implement automation to provision, configure, deploy, and monitor Apple services.
• Participate in an oncall rotation providing hands- on technical expertise during service-impacting events.
• Contribute to capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery exercises.
• Approach operational problems with a software engineering mindset.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years in an Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps focused role.
• BS degree in computer science or equivalent field with 5+ years of experience.
• Knowledge of Linux operating system principles, networking fundamentals, and systems management.
• Demonstrable fluency in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment.
• Familiarity with micro‑services architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Awareness of key security principles including encryption, keys (types and exchange protocols).
• Understanding of SRE principals including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.
• Strong sense of ownership, with a desire to communicate and collaborate with other engineers and teams.
• Ability to identify and communicate technical and architectural problems, while working with partners and their team to iteratively find solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing automation.
• Scripting experience in Python.
• Enjoy building partnerships.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $264,200, 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 the Apple 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.