Sr. Software Engineer, Systems, Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is looking for a highly motivated Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team in designing and building tools to support large-scale infrastructure systems for Apple's Services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud computing and Unix environments, alongside a strong technical background and leadership skills. You will play a critical role in ensuring the uptime and scalability of mission-critical systems while fostering a culture of automation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall industry experience with 10+ years building & leading high-performing engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise services in a large-scale *nix environment.
• Extensive Linux experience, especially with Oracle Linux and CentOS.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for mission-critical cloud systems.
• Design, implement, and support operating system technologies.
• Promote automation and self-service tools for service democratization.

Skills

Cloud computing

Linux

Automation

Communication

Team leadership

System design

Performance optimization

Problem solving

Education

Technical (Engineering or Computer Science) BS/MS degree

Tools

GitHub

Puppet

Ansible

Job description

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Description

Apple Service Engineering (ASE) Systems Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong technical and communication skills to join us in designing, building tools, and supporting large-scale infrastructure systems that can scale to meet the demands of Apple’s Services offerings. You will collaborate with world-class engineers to design, implement, and support operating system technologies that support large-scale Linux systems. We address complex problems using both open-source and in-house tooling to support security and business initiatives. You will contribute to our team’s initiative to promote automation and self-service tools for service democratization and enforcing responsibilities with respective app teams.As a Systems Engineering manager, you will lead a team responsible for providing the platform for mission-critical cloud systems that maintain constant uptime, scale seamlessly, and enable the flourishing of new applications and services.Does this sound like you? Join us!

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall industry experience with 10+ years building & leading high-performing engineering teams with a focus on cloud computing
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise services in a large-scale *nix environment
• Experience operating large-scale multi-tenant infrastructure as a managed service
• Understanding of cloud computing architectures, systems design and performance optimization
• Extensive Linux experience, especially with Oracle Linux, CentOS etc, in addition to a good understanding of Linux systems administration
• Experience with revision control systems like GitHub, CI/CD unit testing, and configuration management systems
• Automation and configuration management skills using Puppet, Ansible, with a passion for automating things rather than doing them twice
• Experience in Python, and/or Go with large installment systems
• Skilled at working cross-functionally to achieve project success
• Desire to build, grow and mentor a team
• Strong philosophy of continuous improvement
• Strong sense of ownership wanting to understand how things work and resolve root causes
• Ability to encourage and foster a culture of visibility and transparency across teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Technical (Engineering or Computer Science) BS/MS degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Automation advocate - you truly believe in removing operational load via software
• Self-motivated, inquisitive, and always looking to learn more
• Experience with Puppet or Chef
• Information Security and Regulatory Compliance knowledge
• Ability to lead Engineering teams in multiple geographic locations, with direct customer impact for business-critical functionality.

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