Apple
SRE Software Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
About the job
Deploys and operates Apple’s large-scale Kubernetes platform, improving reliability and infrastructure tooling for services across the company.
What you'll do
- Deploy, configure, and maintain large-scale, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments and operational tooling.
- Establish platform reliability practices, including SLOs, alerting, upgrades, and run-books; troubleshoot production issues and handle on-call work.
- Contribute to CI/CD, configuration management, security, and compliance practices.
What they ask for
- Hands-on Linux systems administration and containerization experience with enterprise distributions such as RHEL, Oracle Linux, or CentOS.
- Proficiency in Python or Go for scripting and tooling.
- Understanding of Linux fundamentals and networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and basic firewall configuration.
- Experience with Git and configuration management such as Puppet, Ansible, or equivalent; strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure experience; experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes, datacenter-scale bare-metal provisioning, observability tools, CI/CD, or OS security and compliance.
Tools
Kubernetes, Linux, RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Python, Go, Git
AI focus
Opportunity to build AI-assisted tooling for triage, operational workflows, and infrastructure automation.
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