Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Maps

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$212,000–$318,400 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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Above market

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This role $265k
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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

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TL;DR · Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Maps

As a Site Reliability Engineer at Apple Maps, you will join the Application Services SRE team as a senior-level contributor tasked with ensuring the reliability and scalability of backend services used by millions globally. Your day-to-day involves partnering with product and engineering teams to design resilient infrastructure, implementing observability frameworks, and driving performance improvements across distributed systems. You’ll manage large-scale service deployments using Kubernetes and other modern tools while participating in on-call rotations and leading incident response efforts. Essential skills include deep experience with container orchestration, proficiency in Terraform or similar IaC tools, and hands-on work with observability platforms like Prometheus and Grafana. This role demands expertise in SRE principles, Linux systems, networking concepts, and a modern programming language such as Java, Python, or Go.

What you'll do

  • Design and optimize critical systems for Apple Maps, ensuring reliability and performance.
  • Implement observability frameworks to detect and diagnose issues proactively in distributed systems.
  • Build automation tools for managing large-scale service deployments in Kubernetes environments.
  • Lead technical incident response during on-call rotations, maintaining end-to-end service health.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design and code reviews within the SRE team.
  • Apply SRE best practices to ensure high availability and fault tolerance of Apple Maps services.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Operations roles
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with deep container orchestration expertise (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and hands-on observability tool experience (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Strong understanding of SRE principles including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, and fault-tolerant design
  • Linux systems proficiency, networking concepts knowledge, and skills in at least one modern programming language

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