Apple · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer (SRE)
Austin, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expApple is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to design elegant solutions for complex problems in a cloud-native environment, helping to evolve their critical platforms. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners to enhance services' reliability and deliver high-quality software solutions.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Develop Platform Solutions: Engineer high-impact, reusable software solutions that will be adopted across a multitude of applications, significantly improving the efficiency of Hardware Engineering's operations at Apple
Build and Automate: Write and deploy robust infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, FluxCD, and ArgoCD to drive automation across the platform
Enhance Observability: Improve application monitoring with our Observability and OpenTelemetry tools, by building out SLOs, helping teams understand performance metrics, and fostering a culture of meaningful, actionable alerts
Drive Innovation: Run proof-of-concept projects to evaluate and implement improvements in automation, security, and reliability for both the platform and its applications. This includes new 3rd party tool integrations, libraries and frameworks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
3+ years of Experience as a Software Engineer working on Web Application Development working a software engineer
5+ years working with Infrastructure as Code
5+ years working with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
5+ years of experience managing Linux and containerized environments such as Kubernetes, Nomad, or Docker Swarm
5+ years of experience working with Production environments
Strong understanding of SDLCs and supporting tools
Strong experience with common infrastructure components, including load balancing, container orchestration, and database systems
Excellent understanding of software design principles and architecture
Hands-on experience developing Continuous integration pipelines
Hands-on experience with one or more common web frameworks
Experience supporting Production environments
At least one object oriented language (e.g., Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript/TypeScript)
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Experience with GitOps, Helm, ArgoCD, or FluxCD
Experience building Incident Management procedures
Experience building SLO dashboards and observability frameworks
Familiarity with Security and Compliance best practices
Experience with cloud Cost Management
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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