The role is for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Apple Services Engineering, focusing on building and supporting highly available customer-facing services. The team is responsible for the reliability and performance of server software that powers various Apple products. Candidates will need to solve complex problems using data and collaboration while leveraging automation and best practices. This position offers opportunities to work with a mix of tools and improve existing systems.

• 5+ years in an Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps focused role.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent field with 5+ years of experience.
• Knowledge of Linux operating system principles, networking fundamentals, and systems management.
• Demonstrable fluency in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment.
• Familiarity with micro-services architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Awareness of key security principles including encryption, keys, and exchange protocols.
• Understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.
• Strong sense of ownership and desire to communicate and collaborate with other engineers and teams.
• Ability to identify and communicate technical and architectural problems.

• Build and support highly available customer-facing services.
• Collaborate deeply with product development teams to ensure reliability best practices.
• Leverage data and automation as first principles in service management.
• Implement automation to improve system efficiency.
• Identify and communicate technical and architectural problems while working with partners to find solutions.
• Enjoy building partnerships with other teams.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.