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Senior Software Engineer - Compute

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA, Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Apple Service Engineering (ASE) team is looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to enhance compute infrastructure that supports Apple's services. This role focuses on ensuring that services scale effectively to meet the demands of Apple's offerings. The engineer will work on core components of Apple's Cloud Platform, emphasizing VM lifecycle management and bare metal infrastructure. This position also involves leveraging AI-assisted automation to improve operational workflows and infrastructure tooling.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an engineering-related field, with an advanced degree preferred.
  • 7+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering Infrastructure focused role.
  • Strong experience with building and scaling cloud infrastructure and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Go or Python.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Chef, Ansible, or Terraform.

Responsibilities

  • Build and enhance compute infrastructure to support Apple's services.
  • Ensure services scale to meet the demands of Apple's offerings.
  • Collaborate with multiple engineering teams and mentor others.
  • Solve problems through AI-assisted automation.
  • Manage, scale, and troubleshoot infrastructure at a planet scale.

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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