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# Software Engineering Manager - Kubernetes, London

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unix, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Private Cloud Environment, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-engineering-manager/apple-job107853232

## About the Role

* Extensive Leadership in Kubernetes & SRE: In-depth experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams, with a deep focus on Kubernetes, hands-on experience writing and supporting production software, and expertise across public and/or private cloud environments.
 * Large-Scale Infrastructure Management: Proven ability to manage enterprise services in large-scale *nix environments and operate multi-tenant infrastructure as a managed service, demonstrating a strong understanding of cloud architectures, system design and performance optimization.
 * Team Development & Operational Excellence: A strong desire to build, grow, and mentor teams, coupled with a philosophy of continuous improvement, a strong sense of ownership, and a commitment to fostering transparency.
 * Collaborative & Technically Proficient: Highly skilled at working cross-functionally to ensure project success, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a solid technical background in Engineering or Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes internals and Golang
 * Automation advocate - you truly believe in removing operational load via software
 * A strong sense of ownership. At the same time, you're a great teammate who communicates clearly and transparently - Self-motivated, inquisitive, and always looking to learn more.
 * Experienced with highly distributed unix systems.

## Description

Apple Service Engineering (ASE)'s Compute team is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager with deep expertise in Kubernetes and strong collaboration skills. You will lead a team of SREs who design, build, and operate mission-critical Kubernetes infrastructure serving thousands of developers worldwide.Your team develops software to extend and enhance Kubernetes capabilities at Apple's unique scale. You'll collaborate with talented engineers, contribute to the upstream Kubernetes community, and partner with engineering teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions


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