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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
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Sr. DevOps Engineer, Info Apps joins the Info Apps team to provide the infrastructure backbone for products including News, Stocks, Weather, and Apple Creator Studio. This role focuses on designing and building infrastructure for large-scale backend systems across hybrid cloud environments. You will spend approximately 70% of your time on automation and tooling development and 30% on operational support. Key responsibilities include managing Kubernetes deployments on EKS and on-premises clusters, improving CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and ArgoCD, and creating custom internal tools. You will utilize a technical stack including Python, Bash, Groovy, Java, Terraform, Pulumi, and AWS services like S3 and SageMaker. The role addresses the challenge of scaling distributed systems for millions of concurrent users while managing infrastructure as code and ensuring high availability across multi-cloud environments.
What does a DevOps Engineer earn?
Median $128400 from 98 postings across 28 companies.
Design and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ArgoCD, and GitOps principles.
Manage and scale large Kubernetes deployments across EKS and on-premises clusters.
Develop custom internal tools and automation scripts using Python, Bash, Groovy, or Java.
Architect and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform or Pulumi.
Manage AWS services including EKS, S3, ElastiCache, and SageMaker for distributed systems.
Monitor infrastructure health to ensure high availability for consumer-facing products.
Define deployment standards and resolve system issues in collaboration with engineering teams.
What we're looking for
3+ years of experience in a DevOps or infrastructure-focused engineering role involving systems at large scale.
Expert-level proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration, including deployment, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting on EKS or equivalent platforms.
Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash, Groovy, or Java for automation workflows and custom tool development.
Deep expertise in CI/CD systems including ArgoCD, Jenkins, and Gradle/Maven, paired with advanced Git and GitOps workflow experience.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation to manage resources and build reusable abstractions.
Solid understanding of Linux operating systems, shell scripting, and core networking concepts like TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and load balancing.
Familiarity with Generative AI concepts, Spring-based Java runtimes, modern web services, and data infrastructure components (preferred).