Senior Software Engineer - Compute

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $181,100–$318,400 / yr
Posted: 54 days ago
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 Software Engineer - Compute

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Apple Service Engineering’s Compute team, you will work alongside world-class engineers to build and enhance compute infrastructure that scales globally for Apple's services. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing VM orchestration and bare metal provisioning solutions, automating deployment processes, and leveraging AI tools to optimize operational workflows. You will also operate and monitor production environments, prepare alert handling procedures, and participate in on-call rotations to resolve issues swiftly. The role requires expertise in OpenStack, KVM/hypervisor technologies, Kubernetes, and proficiency in Go or Python. Ideal candidates have a background in building large-scale distributed systems and experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Chef, Ansible, or Terraform.

Skills

Kubernetes OpenStack Go Python Terraform Chef Ansible Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Develop AI-powered tooling to enhance SRE operations in production environments.
Design and implement VM orchestration and bare metal provisioning solutions.
Operate and monitor compute environments, preparing alert handling procedures.
Automate deployment and orchestration of compute infrastructure processes.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues during on-call rotations.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) focused on infrastructure.
Strong background in building and scaling cloud infrastructure and large-scale distributed systems.
Proficiency in Go or Python for automation and tool development.
Experience with OpenStack, KVM/hypervisor technologies, and Kubernetes.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple engineering teams and mentor others.
Expertise in managing highly distributed Unix systems.

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