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Site Reliability Engineer (Edge Services), Infrastructure Services

Apple

Location

Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Elk Grove, CA, Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/19/2026

Compensation

Not listed

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Job description

We are looking for a proactive Site Reliability Engineer to enhance our production ecosystems by developing a data-driven reliability framework. This role involves ensuring our services are resilient, scalable, and observable while bridging the gap between complex distributed systems and user experiences. As part of the SRE team, you will treat operations as a software problem and focus on building self-healing systems through automation. Your mission is to identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks proactively to improve customer experience.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of Linux internals and deep networking expertise, including HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and HTTPS/TLS.
  • Proven ability to automate repetitive tasks and complex workflows using Python or Go.
  • Experience configuring and managing modern monitoring suites such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ClickHouse.
  • Knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms to write efficient code and troubleshoot system bottlenecks.
  • Practical knowledge of SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Release Management, and Incident Management.
  • Experience managing cloud environments like AWS, GCP, or Azure using Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
  • Hands-on experience with scaling and securing containerized workloads via Kubernetes.
  • Experience leading blameless post-mortems to improve system resilience.
  • Ability to consult with product teams on service design for long-term maintainability.
  • Fluency in applying Generative AI tools within SRE and software engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the vision for visibility and build a sophisticated reliability framework.
  • Design and implement a next-generation observability and alerting strategy.
  • Build self-healing systems and reduce toil through automation.
  • Partner with development teams to integrate reliability into the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks before they impact customers.
  • Consult with product teams to enhance service design and maintainability.
  • Lead blameless post-mortems and use insights to strengthen the system.
  • Apply Generative AI tools to enhance observability and debugging workflows.

Benefits

  • 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.

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