Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$184,700–$277,600 / yr
Posted
148 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $231k
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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$221,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $231k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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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 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - ASE / iCloud joins the Apple Services Engineering team to ensure the reliability and performance of the server software stack powering products like iCloud Photos, Mail, Drive, and Backup. This role involves designing and implementing resilient infrastructure solutions, operating and monitoring production environments, and performing triage during service-impacting events. You will collaborate with product teams on code reviews, capacity planning, and disaster recovery while using a software engineering mindset to solve operational problems through automation. The position requires expertise in Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems within public, private, or hybrid cloud environments. Required technical skills include proficiency in Java, Python, or Go, along with experience in micro-services architecture, Kubernetes container orchestration, and security principles like encryption. You will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of services using open source and internal tools.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.

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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 for provisioning, configuring, deploying, and monitoring services.
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve system reliability, security, and performance.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to provide technical expertise during service-impacting events.
  • Contribute to capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery exercises.
  • Solve operational problems using a software engineering mindset.

What we're looking for

  • BS degree in computer science or equivalent field with 5+ years of experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps roles.
  • 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 microservices architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
  • Awareness of key security principles including encryption and key exchange protocols.
  • Understanding of SRE principles such as monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.

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