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Compute Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Kubernetes

Compute Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Kubernetes

**Seattle, Washington, United States**

**Software and Services**

**Summary**

Posted: **Mar 05, 2025**

Role Number: **200593742**

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Join the Apple Services Engineering team as a site reliability engineer to help support and scale cloud services for thousands of development and operations engineers. This is a hands-on role to maintain and enhance SRE practices for a private cloud service to accelerate our ability to reliably and consistently deliver thousands of applications.

**Description**

As a Compute Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and improving the reliability, scalability, and performance of our Kubernetes-based infrastructure. You’ll work closely with senior SREs, developers, and other engineers to ensure high availability and optimize our containerized applications. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to grow their expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.

AS AN SRE AT APPLE, YOU WILL:

- Operate, monitor, and triage all aspects of our production and non-production environments.

- Design, build and implement innovative solutions for previous, present and future issues.

- Prepare alert handling procedures, runbooks, and collaborate with other SRE teams.

- Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve production issues, minimizing downtime.

- Automate deployment and orchestration of services into the cloud environment as well as other routine processes.

- Actively participate in capacity planning, scale testing, and disaster recovery exercises.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.

+ 3+ years in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure focused role

+ Basic understanding of Kubernetes architecture, including Pods, Deployments, Services, and ConfigMaps.

+ Familiarity with Linux systems administration and command-line tools.

+ Experience with scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Go.

+ Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.

+ Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

+ Awareness of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization.

+ Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn new technologies.

+ Outstanding organizational and communications skills

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills

+ Automation advocate - you truly believe in removing operational load via software.

+ Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Puppet

+ A strong sense of ownership. At the same time, you're a great teammate who communicates clearly and transparently - Self-motivated, inquisitive, and always looking to learn more.

+ Experience managing, scaling, and troubleshooting Java and Go applications

+ CNCF Kubernetes Administration certification

**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 $135,400 and $250,600, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

Apple participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.Learn more about the E-Verify program (https://www.apple.com/jobs/pdf/EverifyPosterEnglish.pdf) .

Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more .

Apple is a drug-free workplace. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more .

Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If you’re applying for a position in San Francisco, review the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance guidelines applicable in your area.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.