Site Reliability Engineer - Automate, Scale & Observe

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the FMD Platform while driving automation and DevOps best practices.

The role collaborates with developers to design resilient architectures, streamlines CI/CD pipelines, and implements comprehensive observability across services and data stores. A strong background in scripting, cloud, and container technologies is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field in the US.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming (Python, Bash, Go, Java, or similar).
• Hands on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc.).
• Hands on experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, AppDynamics, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (equivalent practical experience).

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of application platforms, APIs, and integrations.
• Collaborate with developers to design resilient architectures and streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate builds, deployments, configuration management and release processes.
• Implement observability practices: transaction tracing, logging, metrics, and alerting.
• Partner with QA/SDET teams to integrate testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Troubleshoot application incidents (transaction errors, API failures, caching, authentication, schema changes).
• Promote DevOps culture to improve release velocity and reduce failures.

Skills

Python

Bash

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Splunk

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the FMD Platform while driving automation and DevOps best practices.

The role collaborates with developers to design resilient architectures, streamlines CI/CD pipelines, and implements comprehensive observability across services and data stores. A strong background in scripting, cloud, and container technologies is required.