Technical Operations Engineer & Production Support, Customer Systems

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$150,400–$225,300 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $160k
This role $188k
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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 · Technical Operations Engineer & Production Support, Customer Systems

The Technical Operations Engineer & Production Support, Customer Systems role is situated within the Customer Systems team, which manages the technology powering contact center operations and online support platforms. You will be responsible for maintaining the reliability, availability, and performance of business-critical, globally distributed systems while designing automation solutions to streamline monitoring and operational workflows. Day-to-day tasks include managing large-scale production outages, leading incident response, tracking operational metrics, and creating technical documentation. To succeed, you must possess expertise in Java, JEE, REST, Swift, Objective C, Python, Go, and Bash. You will also utilize AI and LLM models to improve operations, while leveraging tools like Splunk and Open Telemetry for log analysis. The role focuses on the technical challenge of ensuring high-quality, seamless support for global customers through robust infrastructure management and automated system sustenance.

What you'll do

  • Design and maintain automation solutions to streamline the monitoring and management of large-scale distributed systems.
  • Develop tools using languages like Java, Python, or Go to automate repetitive tasks and improve reliability.
  • Lead incident response efforts and manage production outages for critical global applications.
  • Track operational metrics and KPIs to drive process improvements across engineering and business teams.
  • Analyze logs and system data from tools like Splunk and OpenTelemetry to troubleshoot complex issues.
  • Manage a global team of engineers by guiding them toward operational excellence through automation.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation regarding architecture, infrastructure configuration, and standard operating procedures.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to improve system stability, scalability, and capacity planning.

What we're looking for

  • Experience debugging Java, JEE, REST, Swift/Objective C, Websockets, and data access technologies.
  • Experience leading operations teams for large-scale mission-critical applications in a 24x7 global support model.
  • Knowledge of production support practices for web and iOS applications with a focus on automation.
  • Experience interpreting data from monitoring tools such as Open Telemetry and Splunk.
  • Experience using AI/LLM models to improve operations efficiency (preferred).
  • Understanding of standard networking protocols like HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, ICMP, the OSI Model, Subnetting, and Load Balancing (preferred).
  • Experience in strategizing for operational excellence in global distributed systems (preferred).
  • Understanding of Linux operating systems, distributed systems, and advanced technical documentation (preferred).

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