Senior Site Reliability Engineer - ASE / iCloud

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$181,100–$272,100 / yr
Posted
56 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $181k
This role $227k
$130k most similar roles pay here $287k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $145,125–$217,006 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $227k versus about $181k 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 1723 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Site Reliability Engineer - ASE / iCloud

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Apple Services Engineering (ASE), you will join a dedicated team responsible for maintaining the reliability and performance of customer-facing services such as iCloud Photos, Mail, Drive, and Backup. Your daily tasks will include collaborating with product teams to design resilient infrastructure solutions, monitoring production environments, and integrating new technologies to enhance system security and performance. You will also develop automation tools for provisioning and deploying Apple services while participating in on-call rotations to address service disruptions. The role requires expertise in Linux systems management, networking fundamentals, and experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture. Additionally, you must be proficient in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Go, and have a strong understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, and automation.

What you'll do

  • Engage with product teams to design and implement resilient infrastructure solutions.
  • Operate and monitor production environments, triaging issues as they arise.
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance system reliability and performance.
  • Develop automation for provisioning, configuring, deploying, and monitoring services.
  • Participate in oncall rotations, providing technical expertise during service disruptions.
  • Contribute to capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery efforts.
  • Approach operational challenges with a software engineering mindset.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps.
  • BS degree in computer science or equivalent field with relevant work experience.
  • Proficiency in Linux operating systems, networking fundamentals, and distributed system management.
  • Fluency in at least one programming language: Java, Python, or Go.
  • Experience managing and scaling distributed systems across cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of microservices architecture and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
  • Understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, and automation.

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