Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Services Engineering / iCloud

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Services Engineering / iCloud

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The Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Apple Services Engineering / iCloud joins the Apple Services Site Reliability Engineering team to ensure the reliability and performance of the server software stack powering products like iCloud Photos, Mail, Drive, and Backup. You will design and implement resilient, scalable infrastructure solutions, operate and monitor production environments, and develop automation for provisioning, configuration, and deployment. The role requires a software engineering mindset to solve problems using data and teamwork. You will utilize Java, Python, or Go, along with Linux, networking fundamentals, and systems management. Key technical requirements include experience with distributed systems in public, private, or hybrid clouds, micro-services architecture, and Kubernetes container orchestration. You will also manage security principles like encryption and participate in oncall rotations.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $202800 from 62 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Site Reliability Engineering Kubernetes Python Go Java Linux Distributed Systems micro-services Networking Security Encryption Monitoring Alerting Capacity Planning Disaster Recovery

What you'll do

Design and implement resilient, scalable infrastructure solutions based on product team requirements.
Operate, monitor, and triage all aspects of production and non-production environments.
Develop and implement automation to provision, configure, deploy, and monitor Apple services.
Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve system reliability, security, and performance.
Participate in an oncall rotation providing technical expertise during service-impacting events.
Contribute to capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery exercises.
Solve operational problems using a software engineering mindset and data-driven principles.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps focused role.
BS degree in computer science or an equivalent field with 5+ years of experience.
Knowledge of Linux operating system principles, networking fundamentals, and systems management.
Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, or Go.
Experience managing and scaling distributed systems in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
Familiarity with micro-services architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
Understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.
Awareness of key security principles including encryption and key exchange protocols.

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