Job Details

Site Reliability Engineer, Data Analytics

San Diego, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Apr 25, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200599084

At Apple, our Data Analytics team focuses on improving the user experience by improving operating system stability, gathering feature usage telemetry, and evaluating device performance. This requires capturing data from customers who have given consent, utilizes strong privacy preserving techniques, and entails aggregating information, all to help inform direction. We develop and operate a variety of Big Data infrastructure products and applications in support of these goals.

Description

We are looking for Site Reliability Engineer to be a member of our team in data analytics. If working on large scale problems excites you then we’re excited to talk to you! Our team helps Apple engineers answer mission critical questions about stability and performance of their hardware, firmware, and software. We work with engineers across Apple to help keep our suite of analytics applications available and to ensure the integrity of their data.
The successful candidate will write code to automate our processes to ensure reliability and manage thousands of compute and storage instances across large heterogeneous infrastructure. You'll dive into complex data and application issues to drive root cause analysis of large scale problems.
You'll partner with your teammates and peers to solve problems, applying critical thinking skills and understanding of complex distributed systems.
The candidate will have to opportunity to contribute to the development of Apple's applications such as Apple Intelligence and Safari, in addition to help to improve the performance of macOS and iOS.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

• Familiarity with one or more cloud services environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)

• Experience working with big data technologies and/or applications

• 5+ years of production experience managing and supporting large scale distributed Big Data applications (from development to production)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with at least one of the following languages and related development tools: Python, Bash, Ruby, Java, Scala

• Experience with one or more of the following platforms: Kubernetes, Flink, Kafka, Cloud Services

• Passion for quality and attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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 $166,600 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.

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