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Apple Inc

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$147,400–$272,100 / yr
Posted
35 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $210k
$122k most similar roles pay here $288k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $143,912–$209,112 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $210k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 638 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $171,600–$272,100 across 505 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Compute SRE

As a Site Reliability Engineer at Apple, you will join a high-trust team responsible for the reliability, scalability, and observability of Apple’s cloud platform. Your daily tasks include building and scaling mission-critical systems that serve millions of users globally, collaborating with developers to ensure reliable software releases, and driving operational excellence through automation, CI/CD practices, and incident response. You will also instrument and analyze performance bottlenecks in distributed systems, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to capacity planning and disaster recovery exercises. The role requires proficiency in Go, Python, or Java, experience with IaC tools like Terraform, and a background in architecting large-scale distributed systems. This position is integral to ensuring the uptime and performance of services that power Apple’s global operations at scale.

What you'll do

  • Build and operate Apple’s Cloud Platform for global mission-critical services.
  • Automate release processes and enhance visibility into software delivery cycles.
  • Analyze performance bottlenecks in distributed systems to improve efficiency.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, capacity planning, and disaster recovery drills.
  • Ensure system reliability through CI/CD practices and production readiness reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 1+ years of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) infrastructure role.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java programming languages.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Expertise in architecting and running large-scale distributed systems.
  • Ability to provide 24/7 on-call support for critical production environments.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across the entire infrastructure stack.

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