Senior Traffic Infrastructure Architect — Kubernetes & Envoy

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Seattle seeks a Senior Solution Architect to partner with engineering teams integrating with Traffic products. You will translate customer traffic and networking requirements into concrete integration plans and help close feature gaps.

You will work with Kubernetes ingress/egress patterns, Envoy, and service mesh concepts to drive solutions to completion while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/mTLS).
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience, esp. ingress/egress.
• Working knowledge of Envoy and service mesh tech.
• Able to translate customer needs into technical plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for engineers.
• Lead production-readiness reviews and influence roadmap.
• Scripting ability (Python/Go/Java) to build tooling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customer engineering teams to gather and clarify traffic, load balancing, and service mesh requirements.
• Assess customer Kubernetes deployments and design appropriate ingress/egress patterns.
• Advise on Envoy configuration and mesh adoption best practices.
• Identify gaps between customer requirements and Traffic product capabilities, and work with engineering to close them.
• Produce clear technical designs, migration plans, and documentation for customer use.
• Review customer integration designs for correctness, resiliency, and adherence to best practices.
• Serve as escalation point for integration issues.
• Work cross-functionally with Traffic engineering, SRE, and partner teams to ensure solutions are supportable long-term.
• Contribute to internal docs and self-service guidance to scale solutioning beyond 1:1 engagements.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Kubernetes ingress/egress

Envoy/service mesh knowledge

Requirement gathering & translation

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Scripting (Python/Go/Java)

Tools

Kubernetes

Envoy

Istio/Linkerd

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Seattle seeks a Senior Solution Architect to partner with engineering teams integrating with Traffic products. You will translate customer traffic and networking requirements into concrete integration plans and help close feature gaps.

You will work with Kubernetes ingress/egress patterns, Envoy, and service mesh concepts to drive solutions to completion while collaborating with cross-functional teams.