Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Data Platform SRE, Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $255k

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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 Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Data Platform SRE, Apple Services Engineering

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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer within the Apple Data Platform SRE organization, you will provide technical leadership and mentorship to ensure petabyte-scale analytics infrastructure runs reliably and efficiently. You will manage both bare-metal and cloud-based infrastructure while leveraging infrastructure-as-code tools to optimize performance and execute long-term fleet management logistics and capacity planning. Your daily work involves managing Hadoop and Kubernetes infrastructure, developing mission-critical automation using Python and Golang supported by Generative AI tooling, and handling production on-call responsibilities. You will collaborate with partner teams to manage multi-year migrations and ensure operational excellence for distributed data platforms. The role requires advanced knowledge of Linux, Networking, and Containers to solve complex problems involving infrastructure reliability and the technical operations required to support large-scale analytics services across the company.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

SRE Kubernetes Hadoop Python Golang Infrastructure-as-Code Linux Containers Networking Capacity Planning Disaster Recovery Incident Management Bare-metal Generative AI

What you'll do

Manage and optimize petabyte-scale bare-metal and cloud-based infrastructure for data platforms.
Provide technical leadership for Hadoop and Kubernetes infrastructure, including related services and tools.
Develop mission-critical automation and tools using Python, Golang, and Generative AI.
Manage hardware lifecycle, capacity planning, and fleet growth through innovative tooling and proactive planning.
Implement and extend infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to improve operational efficiency.
Lead incident management and perform production on-call duties for 24/7 operations.
Mentor other engineers and partner with teams to ensure high-quality service architecture and design.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering managing infrastructure and services at scale.
5+ years of experience in management or technical leadership roles.
Demonstrated programming skills to develop software, tools, and lead code reviews.
Experience managing Hadoop and Kubernetes infrastructure and related services.
Advanced knowledge of Linux, Networking, and Containers.
History of end-to-end project management and delivery.
Proficiency in Python and Golang for developing mission-critical automation and tools.
Ability to perform production on-call and incident management responsibilities.

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