Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Services

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of our Backbone Network and cloud infrastructure.

You will work across hardware, software, and tooling to maintain DevOps standards in a large-scale environment. The role requires deep scripting and programming skills, experience with CI/CD, and proficiency with monitoring/logging tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of our application and networking platforms, APIs, and integrations.
• Collaborate with the development team to design resilient hosting architectures and streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement observability/monitoring best practices: transaction tracing, logging, metrics, and alerting for apps and network devices.
• Promote DevOps culture to improve release velocity and reduce failures.

Skills

Python

Bash

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS or equivalent years of work

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Splunk

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure 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.Infrastructure Services is part of IS&T and the foundation of Apple's global network operations — managing data center equipment and systems to deliver compute, storage, and networking services for teams across Apple, including its internal developer community. From individual facilities to a worldwide network, Infrastructure Services ensures the technology underneath everything works without question.The Apple Networking team builds software-defined cloud network infrastructure as a part of Apple Cloud. Our infrastructure is a critical foundation in delivering Apple’s services (such as iCloud, iTunes, Siri, Maps) to billions of customers. We are a fast-paced organization where drive and collaboration are the keys to success. Teams across Apple rely critically on us for infrastructure that helps them build services that scale globally, are highly available, and “just work”.

Description

As a Site Reliability Engineer in the Core Services team, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Apple’s Backbone Network including hardware, software, and our toolset used to configure/monitor the environment while adhering to DevOps best practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of our application and networking platforms, APIs, and integrations.
• Collaborate with the development team to design resilient hosting architectures and streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement observability/monitoring best practices: transaction tracing, logging, metrics, and alerting for apps and network devices.
• Promote DevOps culture to improve release velocity and reduce failures.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 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).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Linux, Networking concepts (TLS/SSL, DNS, Load Balancers, etc.), and troubleshooting skills in large-scale environments.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Teamcenter environments using tools such as Deployment Center, Jenkins, or similar.
• Hands‑on experience in one or more databases (Relational / NoSQL like Oracle, MongoDB).
• Exposure to event‑driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with security and authentication (OAuth, SAML, SSO).
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of work experience.

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 $150,400 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

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