Site Reliability Engineer, Edge Services

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
Elk Grove, CA
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$134,700–$249,500 / yr
Posted
162 days ago
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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 · Site Reliability Engineer, Edge Services

The Site Reliability Engineer (Edge Services), Infrastructure Services joins the SRE team to evolve production ecosystems toward a data-driven reliability framework. You will treat operations as a software problem by designing next-generation observability and alerting strategies that prioritize high-cardinality data. Daily responsibilities include building self-healing systems, reducing toil through aggressive automation, and integrating reliability into CI/CD pipelines to mitigate performance bottlenecks. You will utilize Python, Go, Linux internals, and networking protocols like HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and HTTPS/TLS. Technical requirements include managing Prometheus, Grafana, and ClickHouse, alongside knowledge of SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets. You will also leverage Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, and Kubernetes to manage cloud environments while applying Generative AI tools to accelerate observability queries and build AI-assisted debugging workflows.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $202800 from 62 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement a next-generation observability and alerting strategy using high-cardinality data.
  • Build self-healing systems and reduce operational toil through aggressive automation using Python or Go.
  • Integrate reliability requirements and automated checks directly into the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Manage and configure modern monitoring suites including Prometheus, Grafana, and ClickHouse.
  • Debug protocol-level issues and optimize traffic flow for HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), and HTTPS/TLS.
  • Scale and secure containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
  • Lead blameless post-mortems to identify root causes and harden systems against future failures.
  • Apply Generative AI tools to accelerate observability query construction and build AI-assisted debugging workflows.

What we're looking for

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
  • Deep networking expertise including HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), and HTTPS/TLS with Linux internals knowledge.
  • Proven ability to automate repetitive tasks and complex workflows using Python or Go.
  • Experience configuring and managing monitoring suites like Prometheus, Grafana, and ClickHouse for high-signal alerting.
  • Grasp of Data Structures and Algorithms to write efficient code and troubleshoot system bottlenecks.
  • Practical knowledge of SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Release Management, and Incident Management.
  • Experience managing cloud environments using Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience scaling and securing containerized workloads via Kubernetes (preferred).

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