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Senior Site Reliability Engineer, ASE

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/30/2026

Compensation

Not listed

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Job description

This role is an opportunity to work on impactful internet services within Apple Services Engineering, including the AppStore, Music, Books, Podcasts, and Fitness+. As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will focus on ensuring these services are always available and performant. You will tackle complex problems at scale and drive a culture of operational excellence through automation. The position requires a strong emphasis on availability, latency, performance, and capacity management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • 2+ years of experience leading technical projects and providing engineering leadership
  • Strong programming or scripting skills in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or shell scripting
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred
  • Experience with observability tooling, SLOs/SLIs, and capacity planning at scale
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Proven track record of driving automation to reduce operational toil in high-traffic production environments

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the availability and performance of critical internet services
  • Solve complex problems at scale and develop troubleshooting expertise
  • Drive a culture of operational excellence through automation
  • Build resilient systems designed for growth and performance management

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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