Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Data Platform SRE / Apple Services Engineering
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LocationAustin, Texas, United States; Cupertino, California, United States
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentSoftware and Services
Company size10,000+ people
PostedJul 28, 2026 · 3mo ago
Verified live9h ago
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5+ years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment
Deep expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience using platforms such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Proficient in designing, developing, and releasing code in languages such as Python, Go, or Rust
Practical experience with object storage technologies, including Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
Strong background in designing and troubleshooting complex networking issues in both public and private cloud infrastructures
Solid understanding of Linux internals, standard networking protocols, and distributed systems architecture
Proven drive to automate manual operations and enhance processes through continuous iteration
Strong understanding of best practices for deploying large-scale, distributed applications
Hands-on experience managing diverse system environments using configuration management tools or software delivery platforms such as Spinnaker, Helm, or Flux
Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and monitoring both new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
Solid familiarity with container orchestration and management using Kubernetes
Skills
Kubernetes
Google Kubernetes Engine
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Python
Go
Rust
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Spinnaker
Helm
Flux
Linux
About the company
At Apple, we don’t just build products — we create transformative experiences that have reshaped entire industries. Our innovation is driven by the diversity of our people and their ideas, inspiring everything we do. Imagine the impact you could make. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. The ML Infrastructure team is responsible for managing Apple’s largest ML compute platform, multi-cloud storage abstraction and caching platform, which supports critical machine learning training workloads that power user-facing features across the Apple ecosystem. Operating across both first-party and third-party cloud environments brings complex and unique challenges. As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the ML Infrastructure team, you’ll be expected to address these challenges through a strong foundation in cloud object storage, data analysis, automation, collaboration, and advanced expertise in Kubernetes. Our team oversees the full infrastructure stack — from low-level nodes to the complete network architecture — ensuring our platform remains highly available, resilient, and efficient at scale.
Description
We are seeking an experienced Software and Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role demands a proactive mindset, technical excellence, and a collaborative spirit. The ideal candidate will demonstrate: • Strong critical thinking and a high degree of individual accountability • Effective communication and collaboration skills • A genuine passion for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) • A commitment to automation and operational efficiency • Ownership of projects from design through delivery • A solutions-oriented approach, coupled with the ability to gain alignment on technical direction • Consistent and timely execution of design implementations aligned with project objectives • The ability to provide constructive technical feedback, fostering team-wide growth and continuous improvement
Responsibilities
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Participates in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekend
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coverage when necessary
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Currently headquartered in Cupertino, with active expansion in Bangalore to
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support global operations across time zones
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Leverages a diverse stack including open-source tools, commercial solutions,
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and internally developed systems
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Encourages open dialogue, values strong ideas, and recognizes impactful results
Minimum qualifications
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5+ years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a
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private, public or hybrid cloud environment
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Deep expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience using platforms such
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as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
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(EKS)
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Proficient in designing, developing, and releasing code in languages such as
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Python, Go, or Rust
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Practical experience with object storage technologies, including Amazon S3
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or Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
•
Strong background in designing and troubleshooting complex networking
•
issues in both public and private cloud infrastructures
•
Solid understanding of Linux internals, standard networking protocols, and
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distributed systems architecture
Preferred qualifications
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Preferred Qualifications
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Proven drive to automate manual operations and enhance processes through
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continuous iteration
•
Strong understanding of best practices for deploying large-scale, distributed
•
applications
•
Hands-on experience managing diverse system environments using
•
configuration management tools or software delivery platforms such as
•
Spinnaker, Helm, or Flux
•
Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and monitoring both new
•
and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
•
Solid familiarity with container orchestration and management using
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Kubernetes