Apple · 12 hours ago
Video SRE
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
5+ years expApple is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Video SRE to ensure the reliability and performance of their video streaming infrastructure. The role involves designing resilient systems, developing automation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the user experience for millions of viewers.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of our video streaming infrastructure that serves content to millions of users globally
Work closely with software engineers, video encoding specialists, and content delivery teams to design resilient systems that handle massive scale while maintaining exceptional quality of experience
Developing automation to reduce operational toil
Building sophisticated monitoring and observability solutions
Leading incident response efforts
Driving post-incident reviews that result in meaningful reliability improvements
Participate in on-call rotations
Take ownership of critical infrastructure components
Using data-driven approaches to identify and eliminate single points of failure
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering
Production ownership at scale including on-call/incident response, post incident reviews and driving operational improvements
Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals and networking principles, with experience operating and debugging production systems
Proficiency in at least one programming language (Shell, Python, Go, or similar) to reduce toil, build SRE tooling, and improve operability
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration
Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across the full technology stack
Preferred
Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, failure modes, and resilience patterns that prevent cascading outages
Track record of building and continuously improving observability (metrics/logs/traces), alert quality, and incident response processes for complex, high-traffic environments
Experience with performance optimization, capacity planning, and reliability engineering (load testing, bottleneck analysis, degradation strategies)
Proven ability to build and operate Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, including safe deployment practices and change risk controls
Experience with video streaming technologies, codecs, protocols, and media delivery infrastructure
Strong communicator who can align and influence cross-functional partners to drive reliability outcomes
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
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
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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