Site Reliability Engineer, Physical Infrastructure

Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$172,100.0 - $258,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Bash Shell Unix Command-Line Interface Data Centers DevOps Domain Name System (DNS) Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP) Python (Programming Language) Reliability Engineering Shell Script Software Engineering TCP/IP
+12 more
Data Logging Diagnostic Tools System Availability Large Language Models Grafana Reliability of Systems Technical Debt Generative AI Kubernetes Information Technology Performance Monitor Docker

Job description

The Systems and Infrastructure team builds and manages world class services and physical infrastructure for Apple software engineers world wide to build, test, and release Apple’s software.

About Our Team: We are a team dedicated to engineering excellence, reusable design, and simplicity. We foster a supportive, growth-focused culture where we mentor each other and work together to build resilient, high-quality systems. ā€œ,ā€responsibilitiesā€:ā€Ensure System Reliability: Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and observable systems for our core infrastructure services

Automate: Reduce operational toil by developing automation and tooling to prevent and rapidly resolve production issues

Improve Incident Response: Own and refine our incident management processes to ensure high availability

Collaborate with Engineers: Partner with development teams to create functional, high-quality solutions that support the entire workflow

Improve and Modernize Systems: Use a proactive approach to identify and eliminate technical debt to enhance long-term reliability and maintainability

Requirements

Do you have experience in System performance monitoring?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. Having depth and breadth of knowledge working in physical infrastructure in a large-scale distributed environment is a strength you’ll need. You should have experience in unix systems administration, DevOps, and data center infrastructure. If you are passionate about solving complex problems at scale, we want to hear from you!, Build automation tools that eliminate routine tasks. Every manual process is an opportunity to code a solution

Experience with Unix/Linux systems administration and command-line diagnostic tools

Proven experience leading initiatives to reduce technical debt, refactor systems, or improve performance and latency

Expertise in performance analysis and capacity planning for physical infrastructure.

Demonstrated ability to lead incident response for high-impact outages

Familiarity with using Generative AI (GenAI) or Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate operational tasks, such as automating runbooks, generating scripts, or analyzing incident data

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Systems Admin focused on physical infrastructure in a large-scale distributed environment

Strong software development skills in a language like Swift, Go, or Python, and a high degree of comfort with shell scripting (Bash)

Hands-on experience building and managing systems with container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)

Deep understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and experience using observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing) to diagnose complex issues

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and drive

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Benefits & conditions

4.14.1 out of 5 stars Cupertino, CA $172,100 - $258,600 a year, Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Dental insurance
  • RSU, At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $172,100 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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