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Apple · 1 day ago

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Apple Services Engineering / iCloud

Apple is seeking Site Reliability Engineers for their Service Engineering - iCloud SRE team to build and run services used by millions of customers. The role focuses on ensuring the availability, scalability, and security of Apple's services such as iCloud, iMessage, and FaceTime, while leveraging strong software development and Linux expertise.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingConsumer ElectronicsDigital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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Responsibilities

Deploy, support and monitor new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
Use scale testing to measure, tune and optimization system performance
Enhance, architect, author, and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability and security of Apple's internet services
Build and manage systems, infrastructure and applications through automation
Participate in periodic on-call duties

Qualification

Building distributed systemsLinux Operating SystemHigh-level programmingConfiguration managementNetworking protocolsTroubleshooting skillsCustomer serviceAutomation passionClear communication

Required

Strong sense of ownership, customer service, and integrity demonstrated through clear communication
Experience in building and scaling distributed systems in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment
Experience with deploying, supporting and monitoring new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation and to improve them through repeated iteration
Proven track record to write programs using a high-level programming language like: Java, Go, Python, or Perl
Experience handling large numbers of diverse systems with configuration management systems like: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or Salt
Understanding of the Linux Operating System, including Kernel, Memory, Process, Threads, Static / Shared Libraries, IPC, Signals
BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent employment

Preferred

Experience with scale testing, disaster recovery, and capacity planning
Proclivity towards efficient programming emphasizing improvement via complexity analysis
Understanding of standard networking protocols and components such as: HTTP, DNS, ECMP, TCP/IP, ICMP, the OSI Model, Subnetting and Load Balancing strategies

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation

Company

Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

H1B Sponsorship

Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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