Senior Site Reliability Engineer – ASE iCloud Cross Functional

Summary

Posted:Apr 11, 2025

Weekly Hours:40

Role Number:200598611

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. iCloud Services SRE teams are responsible for the systems and services that directly support our customers and their products. We are looking for a senior engineer to work cross-functionally on key services and initiatives across all of iCloud.

Description

The iCloud Services organization is comprised of reliability engineers, software developers, and production engineers that all work together to make iCloud a delight for our customers. This position focuses broadly across a large number of varied teams to keep our systems available and moving forward. It requires an engineer with a broad set of technical skills and expertise in systems, organizations, and communication. They need to seamlessly move between difficult engineering problems, project deadlines, organizational communication, and collaboration. Our best candidates understand that complex socio-technical systems require a breadth of technical expertise, an understanding of the people that bring them to life, and comprehension of the organization’s needs. We’re looking for a creative, versatile, and passionate person who loves solving engineering problems and working broadly across a fast moving and collaborative organization. If this sounds compelling, please reach out!

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development or production operations in a large-scale environment
• BS, BA, and/or equivalent job experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail, allergy to ambiguity, and a firm grip on deadlines
• Experience in improving the whole lifecycle of global services from inception through deployment, operations, and refinement
• SRE Principles – Skills and experience in monitoring, alerting, error budgets, fault analysis, and automation
• Broad leadership and partnership skills
• Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Experience in a wide variety of technical areas including Linux, Networking, Systems Management, Software Development, and Systems Security

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong collaborator who is generous with their knowledge
• Linux / Kubernetes experience

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $207,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.