The Site Reliability Engineer role at Apple focuses on developing and maintaining web-based tools and native applications for various teams. This position emphasizes engineering-forward SRE, where the engineer will design systems as well as operate them. The team works with a range of technologies including Kubernetes and AWS, handling sensitive health and research data. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a passion for improving service communication and production behavior.

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, with 5+ years of experience in distributed systems
• Deep experience with Kubernetes in production, including cluster operations and troubleshooting
• Strong proficiency designing and operating services in AWS, including EC2, EKS, and RDS
• Hands-on infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or Helm
• Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python or Go
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and GitOps workflows
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS and load balancing
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex systems
• Experience building internal automation or self-service tooling
• 7+ years of experience in distributed systems
• Experience with event-driven architectures such as Kafka
• Experience with service mesh or API gateway patterns
• Familiarity with Django/Python web applications
• Experience with observability tooling beyond basic monitoring
• Background working with sensitive data and compliance requirements
• Experience leading incident response and building on-call culture
• Contributions to internal or open-source infrastructure tooling

• Design systems while also operating them to ensure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with full-stack engineers to enhance service communication.
• Observe production behavior and implement improvements.
• Propose architectural solutions and participate in design discussions.
• Handle sensitive health and research data while ensuring compliance.
• Lead incident response efforts and foster a strong on-call culture.

• 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.