Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Apple; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join ITS and help automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and drive reliability across enterprise-scale services.

You will partner with application teams to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing systems while embracing SRE principles and incident management in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Site Reliability, DevOps, or related engineering experience.
• Experience with Java or scripting languages (Python / Bash / Lua).
• Hands-on with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Automate operations and optimize infrastructure with application teams.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and high performance of systems.
• Collaborate with engineers and manage incidents with urgency and rigor.

Skills

SRE / DevOps

Java / Python / Bash / Lua

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS or related

Tools

Prometheus

Splunk

Grafana

CloudWatch

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes

AWS / GCP

webMethods

Nginx / Envoy

Job description

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Sunnyvale, California, United States Software and Services

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless.Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! The people here at Apple don’t just build products - they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.At ETS Team, we take pride in developing groundbreaking, world-changing platforms and services. Our ETS applications play a crucial role in supporting the Apple ecosystem by offering identity management, factory and device support, infrastructure support, platform support, and collaboration tools. Whether you're logging into Apple, making a purchase, or enabling Apple devices, our applications are there every step of the way, ensuring a flawless and secure experience.

Description

As Site Reliability and Operations Engineer (SRE), you’ll be part of the action—working closely with application teams to automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and solve issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our systems are reliable, scalable, and high-performing.

Responsibilities

• THIS ROLE IS DESIGNED FOR DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO:
• - Love learning new technologies and thrive in solving sophisticated challenges.
• - Are independent, motivated, and excited to take on ambitious projects.
• - Excel at collaborating with engineering teams and can stay calm under pressure.
• - Have a passion for delivering quality, reliable solutions in a dynamic, high-energy workplace

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field
• experience with (Java) or scripting (Python / Bash / LUA)
• Hands on experience in one or more databases (Relational / NoSQL like Oracle, MongoDB)
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Proficient in Linux, Networking concepts (TLS/SSL, DNS, Load Balancers, etc..) and troubleshooting skills in large scale environments
• Source control management such as Git / Understanding of CI/CD, Release Engineering and DevOps
• Understanding of security standards, policies, and cryptography
• Experience with Incident / Problem management and RCAStrong Network, Load Balancing (Nginx, Envoy, NetScaler) experience is a huge plus
• Experience in webMethods development and administration
• Good solid understanding using Kubernetes concepts such as networking, Storage, Secrets, Deployments, Containers. AWS or GCP are preferred.
• Knowledge or experience in Governance and Compliance.
• Understanding of SRE principles, including observability, error budgeting, service reliability measurements through SLA & SLO & SLI, corresponding telemetry standards and practices, and product feedback.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $277,600, 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 Apple’s 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace. Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.