Senior SRE - Media Platforms, Scale & Automation

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks experienced Media Platforms SRE engineers to design, build and run services powering App Store, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple Books. You will ensure high availability, performance and security across media processing pipelines and API services.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams, with transition from bare metal to cloud and Kubernetes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent; 6+ years experience (or MS degree with 4+ years).
• At least 6 years in Reliability Engineering, DevOps or infrastructure role.
• Advanced experience with Go, Python, Java, or C++.
• Deep systems and infrastructure knowledge.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and run a diverse set of services that ingest, transform and manage media content across products.
• Ensure high availability, fast and efficient operation of systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to transition from bare metal to modern Cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes micro-services.

Skills

Golang

Python

Java

C++

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Systems knowledge

Observability

Education

BS degree in computer science or equivalent field

MS degree in computer science or equivalent field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks experienced Media Platforms SRE engineers to design, build and run services powering App Store, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple Books. You will ensure high availability, performance and security across media processing pipelines and API services.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams, with transition from bare metal to cloud and Kubernetes in a fast-paced environment.