Job description
As a Site Reliability Engineer at Apple, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the uptime and scalability of mission-critical ad-tech systems. You will work closely with developers and architects to enhance system stability, security, and scalability. The team focuses on integrating advertising thoughtfully while respecting user privacy. Your contributions will help ensure that Apple Ads delivers value to both users and advertisers.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience supporting internet-facing production systems and distributed cloud infrastructure.
- Strong programming skills in at least one of Python, Go, or Java.
- Proven expertise with AWS-managed infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with Linux systems and deep knowledge of its internals.
- Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform.
- Strong foundation in SRE concepts including monitoring, alerting, and observability.
- Demonstrated experience designing, building, or integrating AI/LLM-powered tooling and automations.
- Experience managing Kubernetes clusters at scale in production environments.
- Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale.
- Clear communication skills and comfort collaborating across engineering, infrastructure, and product teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide the platform for mission-critical ad-tech systems to maintain constant uptime.
- Support operations while collaborating with developers and architects.
- Aid in the design and implementation to improve stability, security, and scalability.
- Build tools or services that automate platform operations and reduce toil.
- Troubleshoot distributed systems under real-world load.
- Build solutions that reduce friction in software delivery.
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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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