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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), London - **Company:** Apple Inc. - **Location:** London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Control Message Protocol, Internet Services, Subnetting, OSI Models, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Nginx, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, TCP/IP, TypeScript, Pulumi, Load Balancing, Swift (Programming Language), Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer/apple-job107853220 ## About the Role * In depth hands-on experience operating managed Kubernetes (GKE and/or EKS) in a public cloud, with experience scaling distributed systems. Experience across multiple public clouds (GCP and AWS) strongly preferred. * Strong experience with deploying, supporting and supervising new and existing services, platforms and application stacks * Experience with scale testing, disaster recovery, and capacity planning * Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation to improve them through repeated iteration * Confirmed ability to write programs using a high-level programming language like: Java, Swift, Python, or TypeScript * Proclivity towards efficient programming emphasizing improvement via complexity analysis. * Experience with Nginx, Envoy, Prometheus, and/or Docker., * Understanding of standard networking protocols and components such as: HTTP, DNS, ECMP, TCP/IP, ICMP, the OSI Model, Subnetting and Load Balancing strategies. * Understanding of the Linux Operating System, including Kernel, Memory, Process, Threads, Static / Shared Libraries, IPC, Signals. * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and config-as-code tooling such as Pulumi, Terraform, or Pkl. * Experience with fleet/cluster lifecycle management, node provisioning, and hardware-adjacent reliability (e.g., GPU health, capacity management) at scale. * Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure. ## Description We're looking for a hardworking and passionate SRE Engineer to join this amazing team. You will be an accomplished builder and problem-solver, eager to tackle challenging technical problems. You have a deep understanding of SRE principles and the expertise required to operate services at Apple scale with a high degree of operational excellence.This role will allow you to directly contribute to shaping the future of how we build and run our services on a global scale. You will possess strong technical skills to dive deep into complex systems while also understanding and contributing to higher-level business and product goals. We seek high-quality engineers with a diverse set of experiences and skill sets. Our customers count on us to provide extraordinary availability, scalability, and security for services. If you'd like to positively influence millions of customers' experience of Apple through your technical contributions, this is the job for you., * Deploy, support and monitor new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks. * Use scale testing to measure, tune and optimize system performance. * Enhance, architect, author, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability and security of Apple's internet services. * Build and run systems, infrastructure and applications through automation. * Participate in periodic on-call duties. ## Related Videos - [SRE Methods In an Agency Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/348-sre-methods-in-an-agency-environment) - [Why segmenting your infrastructure into tiers makes your infrastructure design better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1960-why-segmenting-your-infrastructure-into-tiers-makes-your-infrastructure-design-better) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Unleashing Potential Across Teams: The Power of Infrastructure as Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/930-unleashing-potential-across-teams-the-power-of-infrastructure-as-code) - [Leading with Reliability: Applying SRE Principles to Build Stronger Engineering Organizations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100185-leading-with-reliability-applying-sre-principles-to-build-stronger-engineering-organizations) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)