Senior SRE Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
38 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $255k
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This role pays more than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $149,012–$208,730 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior SRE Software Engineer

ASE Compute - Senior SRE Software Engineer joins the ASE team to manage the infrastructure powering global services like iCloud and Apple Music. This senior role focuses on the technical direction of Kubernetes internals, where you will own the architecture for controllers and namespace management systems. You will build reliable infrastructure at scale, develop AI-assisted tooling for automation, and resolve complex reliability issues beyond standard community defaults. Key responsibilities include setting SLOs, leading incident responses, and representing the company in upstream Kubernetes SIGs. The role requires expert-level Go skills, experience with configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible, and a deep systems background spanning networking, OS, and container runtimes. You will also mentor engineers and advise partner teams on platform capabilities while managing multi-tenant environments and potentially utilizing Prometheus, Thanos, or Splunk for observability.

What you'll do

  • Own the architecture and technical direction for Kubernetes controllers and namespace management infrastructure at global scale.
  • Resolve complex reliability issues beyond standard community defaults and automate the resulting operational workloads.
  • Establish platform reliability standards including SLOs, error budgets, alerting philosophies, and rollout strategies.
  • Lead incident response for critical production issues and execute post-incident follow-up actions.
  • Represent Apple in upstream Kubernetes communities to drive requirements through design proposals and code contributions.
  • Mentor and grow other engineers through technical design reviews, code reviews, and direct guidance.
  • Advise partner service teams on platform capabilities and trade-offs to shape the Compute roadmap.
  • Develop AI-assisted tooling to accelerate triage, operational workflows, and infrastructure automation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure focused role.
  • Deep experience operating large-scale, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments in production.
  • Strong systems background with the ability to troubleshoot across network, OS, container runtime, and application layers.
  • Expert-level Go skills with a track record of shipping and owning controllers or operators.
  • Experience with configuration management at scale using tools like Puppet, Ansible, or equivalents.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and communicate effectively in written and verbal formats.
  • Preferred experience with third-party cloud platforms, bare-metal provisioning, and cloud-native observability.

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