Senior Cloud Engineer (Wallet, Payments and Commerce)

Apple Inc

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Cary, NC
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7 days ago
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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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TL;DR · Senior Cloud Engineer (Wallet, Payments and Commerce)

Senior Cloud Engineer (Wallet, Payments and Commerce) joins the Wallet, Payments and Commerce Cloud Engineering team to tackle complex, ambiguous problems and drive cross-functional solutions. This role involves owning the end-to-end design and delivery of platform capabilities, setting technical direction for multi-quarter initiatives, and evolving platform-as-a-product offerings for internal developers. The engineer will build infrastructure pipelines, manage CI/CD releases, and scale technologies to meet growth projections within the digital wallet experience. Key technical requirements include expertise in Kubernetes, containers, and distributed systems; Infrastructure as Code using Crossplane and Terraform; GitOps with Flux, Jenkins, or Kargo; and networking fundamentals like mTLS and DNS. The role requires proficiency in Golang, Kubernetes Operator patterns, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, and Datadog to support the core payment and commerce infrastructure.

What does a Cloud Engineer earn?

Median $161000 from 38 postings across 9 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and deliver end-to-end platform capabilities from initial requirements gathering to production deployment.
  • Set technical direction for multi-quarter initiatives by aligning engineering, security, and SRE partners on shared outcomes.
  • Architect and evolve "platform-as-a-product" offerings to reduce friction for internal developers.
  • Lead the design and rollout of infrastructure build pipelines and CI/CD releases in a platform environment.
  • Solve complex technical problems using a mix of open-source and in-house tooling while maintaining long-term platform health.
  • Scale existing technologies and shepherd new technologies from experimental phases to production-grade adoption.
  • Represent the team in cross-organization initiatives to ensure a cohesive technical strategy across platforms and security teams.
  • Evangelize next-generation cloud and DevOps practices to build organizational credibility and shared understanding.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, owning systems end-to-end in production.
  • Experience building platforms, microservices, distributed systems, and APIs on Kubernetes using gRPC or REST.
  • Expertise in managing multi-tenant, multi-cluster, and multi-region Kubernetes and container footprints.
  • Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically designing composition and provider patterns using Crossplane and Terraform.
  • Proficiency in public cloud services, GitOps, and CI/CD tools such as Flux, Jenkins, and Kargo.
  • Strong networking fundamentals (NATs, TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, mTLS) and Linux systems-level troubleshooting.
  • Experience with observability stacks including Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, and Datadog.
  • 10+ years of work experience, Golang proficiency, Kubernetes Operator pattern, service meshes, and a Bachelor's degree (preferred).

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