Job Details

Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, Systems

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Aug 19, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200616924-0836

People at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of experience that has revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people and their ideas encourage innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you could do here!

Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Every single day, people do amazing things at Apple!

Are you a talented Site Reliability Engineering Manager with a passion for distributed storage systems? Ready to be part of a focused and lively team bringing distributed storage technologies to Apple's infrastructure? At Apple, scale is huge and impact is enormous. Join our team and be part of our mission, which is to power storage behind many of Apple's most popular services. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no limit to what you can achieve.

Description

The Storage SRE organization is seeking a strong engineering leader to manage Storage focused SRE teams, working closely with peer SRE teams and development partners. You'll help build, optimize, and manage distributed Block Storage services that are foundational for running the various customer facing services at Apple. The scale of the service is immense, and as such you'll be required to scale your technical & leadership skills to solve critical problems
for the business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience in leading teams working on Software Engineering, or SRE.

• Strong background in distributed systems, block storage, and reliability engineering.

• Good understanding of Java, Golang and/or Rust programming languages.

• Collaborative skills and can do attitude in problem solving

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization

• Familiarity with managing large fleets of bare metal servers.

• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in storage systems.

• Ability to motivate & lead teams that are spread across geographies.

• Familiar with agile planning & implementation.

• Strong communication skills to share ideas with a technical audience

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 $208,400 and $313,500, 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.

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