What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Reliability Engineer- SRE position at Apple?
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200579781
Come join the Hardware Engineering Tools and Data Analytics Team working on innovative internal web applications! We are looking for an imaginative, resourceful and hardworking Site Reliability Engineer with an ability to build simple solutions to complex problems. Help us continue to deliver exceptional capabilities to our platform.
Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!
Description
You will join an exceptionally talented group dedicated to platform engineering. The ideal candidate will have a can-do attitude, passion for technology, and excellent web application development skills.
As a Site Reliability Engineer at Apple, you will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and deploying state of the art cloud-based infrastructure services and automation tooling. You will be part of a very creative team working directly with our organization’s software and quality assurance engineers to enable high quality software delivery and improve quality of service.
You should be comfortable wearing many hats. You will work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines, coordinating efforts with different stakeholders to build innovative solutions. Open communication, healthy debate, and an analytical mindset are paramount to your success within the team.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or at least 5 years as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Software Developer with a backend focus
- Understanding of SRE and DevOps principles
- Understanding of Software Development lifecycle and familiarity with common tools in the industry such as version control systems and application monitoring tools
- Familiarity with Software Quality Assurance/Testing practices
- Experience developing with and deploying to containerized environments
- Familiarity with package managers such as npm, pip, Gradle, Composer, Maven
- Great understanding of software design principles
- Fluent in one or more programming languages such as Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript/Typescript, or another relevant OOP language
- Understanding of web applications and common web frameworks (for example Spring, Symfony, Rails)
- Experience writing automated tests or developing continuous integration pipelines
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with common infrastructure components and concepts, such as load balancing, container orchestration, and database systems (Postgres and MySQL)
- Experience with build systems (Jenkins, GitHub actions, TravisCI, CircleCI), and Continuous Integration
- Experience managing applications in Kubernetes environments is a plus
- Experience with GitOps, Helm, ArgoCD or FluxCD are a plus
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.
