Apple · 1 day ago
Engineering Manager, Cloud Network Reliability
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$228K/yr - $343K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking an experienced and visionary Reliability Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team focused on ensuring the availability and performance of their global network services. This role involves defining and driving the reliability strategy for Apple’s cloud networking platforms while establishing partnerships across teams to enhance operational maturity and resilience.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the reliability engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap for Apple’s cloud networking platforms
Lead day-to-day execution of reliability initiatives, including sprint planning, prioritization, and retrospectives with a strong focus on operational outcomes
Establish and own SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets, using metrics and observability to guide engineering trade-offs and reliability investments
Partner closely with software engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to design and operate fault-tolerant, resilient systems
Promote automation and operational efficiency through tooling, testing, deployment pipelines, and self-healing systems
Mentor and develop engineers through regular one-on-ones, career planning, and performance feedback, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
Collaborate with recruiting to attract and hire top reliability engineering talent
Advocate for reliability, resilience, and operational excellence across multiple product and platform teams
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering
6+ years of experience in a technical leadership role with people management responsibilities
Strong background in designing, operating, and supporting highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems at scale
Hands-on experience with reliability engineering, SRE, or large-scale production operations
Solid understanding of network infrastructure and software-defined networking (SDN)
Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and influence technical decisions across teams
Preferred
Experience in defining and operating SLO-based reliability and resiliency programs
Strong knowledge of observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing) and qualification engineering
Experience with microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and cloud-native platforms
In-depth understanding of networking protocols, routing mechanisms, and traffic management
Broad knowledge of networking solutions across the OSI layers 3 through 7
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate risk, reliability trade-offs, and operational priorities
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, drive initiatives to completion, and deliver results in fast-paced environments
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
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10001+ employees
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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