The Senior Cloud Engineer role at Apple focuses on leading complex cloud platform projects within the Wallet, Payments and Commerce Cloud Engineering team. This position requires a strong background in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, with an emphasis on security and customer experience. The engineer will drive cross-functional solutions and set technical direction while mentoring other engineers. The role is pivotal in enhancing the digital wallet experience for millions of customers.

• 8+ years of Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering experience.
• Experience building platforms with a focus on internal developers as customers.
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Containers with multi-tenant, multi-cluster, multi-region experience.
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Crossplane and Terraform.
• Knowledge of security-first architecture with Policy as Code.
• Public cloud expertise across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
• Experience with GitOps and CI/CD tools such as Flux, Jenkins, and Kargo.
• Strong networking fundamentals including NATs, TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing.
• Proficiency in Linux internals and systems-level troubleshooting.
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems, service meshes, and observability stacks.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical direction.

• Independently lead significant pieces of the cloud platform.
• Set technical direction on project teams.
• Raise the bar on quality, security, and customer focus across the organization.
• Design composition and provider patterns at scale.
• Bake guardrails into the platform to ensure security.
• Debug cross-region connectivity issues.
• Mentor engineers and align solutions with business objectives.

• 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.