Site Reliability Engineer

Apple Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$150,400.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Microsoft Excel Amazon Web Services Bash Shell Computer Networks Databases Continuous Integration Linux DevOps Domain Name System (DNS) Python (Programming Language) Lua (Scripting Language)
+21 more
MongoDB Nginx NoSQL Oracle (Applications) Reliability Engineering Prometheus Software Engineering Data Logging Scripting Transport Layer Security Enterprise Software Applications Load Balancing Grafana Git Kubernetes Information Technology Cloudwatch Splunk Software Version Control Citrix Netscaler Programming Languages

Job description

As Site Reliability and Operations Engineer (SRE), you’ll be part of the action-working closely with application teams to automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and solve issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our systems are reliable, scalable, and high-performing.

Requirements

Love learning new technologies and thrive in solving sophisticated challenges.

Are independent, motivated, and excited to take on ambitious projects.

Excel at collaborating with engineering teams and can stay calm under pressure.

Have a passion for delivering quality, reliable solutions in a dynamic, high-energy workplace, Hands on experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch)

Proficient in Linux, Networking concepts (TLS/SSL, DNS, Load Balancers, etc..) and troubleshooting skills in large scale environments

Source control management such as Git / Understanding of CI/CD, Release Engineering and DevOps

Understanding of security standards, policies, and cryptography

Experience with Incident / Problem management and RCA

Strong Network, Load Balancing (Nginx, Envoy, NetScaler) experience is a huge plus

Good solid understanding using Kubernetes concepts such as networking, Storage, Secrets, Deployments, Containers. AWS or GCP are preferred.

Knowledge or experience in Governance and Compliance.

Understanding of SRE principles, including observability, error budgeting, service reliability measurements through SLA & SLO & SLI, corresponding telemetry standards and practices, and product feedback.

Strong analytical skills

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field

Strong foundation in programming language (Java) or scripting (Python / Bash / LUA)

Hands on experience in one or more databases (Relational / NoSQL like Oracle, MongoDB)

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (equivalent practical experience)

Benefits & conditions

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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

About the company

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! The people here at Apple don’t just build products - they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

At ETS Team, we take pride in developing groundbreaking, world-changing platforms and services. Our ETS applications play a crucial role in supporting the Apple ecosystem by offering identity management, factory and device support, infrastructure support, platform support, and collaboration tools. Whether you’re logging into Apple, making a purchase, or enabling Apple devices, our applications are there every step of the way, ensuring a flawless and secure experience.

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