What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Reliability Engineer - Apple Services Engineering (ASE) / iCloud position at Apple?
People at Apple don’t just build products — they craft experiences our customers love and depend on. Apple Services Engineering (ASE) builds and supports the systems that make many of these daily experiences possible. If you’ve used Apple products, you’ve likely interacted with us. Apple Services Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams are responsible for the systems and services that directly support those customers and their experiences. We are looking for an SRE with experience in building and supporting highly available customer-facing services.
You will apply SRE best practices to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of our systems and services. Does this sound like you!
Minimum Qualifications:
5 years in a Infrastructure Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps focused role.
BS degree in computer science or equivalent field with 5 years of experience.
Knowledge of Linux operating system principles, networking fundamentals, and systems management.
Demonstrable fluency in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, or Go.
Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment.
Familiarity with micro-services architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
Awareness of key security principles including encryption, keys (types and exchange protocols).
Understanding of SRE principals including monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation.
Strong sense of ownership, with a desire to communicate and collaborate with other engineers and teams.
Ability to identify and communicate technical and architectural problems, while working with partners and their team to iteratively find solutions.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience implementing automation
Scripting experience in Python
Enjoy building partnerships