Site Reliability Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, Traffic

$135,400 - $250,600/Yr

Apple - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) role at Apple Services Engineering focuses on providing secure, scalable connectivity and high availability for Apple's services infrastructure. The Traffic SRE team is responsible for load balancing and service-to-service connectivity, ensuring that Apple's services operate smoothly and efficiently for millions of users globally. This position requires a blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and collaboration with developers and architects to enhance system stability, security, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Provide secure, scalable connectivity between workloads, services, and clusters.
• Maintain a secure networking layer for internal and consumer-facing applications.
• Implement transparent encryption and authorization across all traffic flows within and across data centers.
• Manage load balancing and proxying tiers for cross-service scalability and availability.
• Collaborate with developers and architects to improve system design and implementation.
• Document strategies for improvement and advocate for them through persuasion and socialization efforts.

Requirements

• Strong experience in site reliability engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in managing large-scale infrastructure across geographically dispersed data centers.
• Expertise in load balancing and service connectivity solutions.
• Ability to troubleshoot and debug performance issues across the full infrastructure stack.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with open source projects related to networking and load balancing.
• Familiarity with secure networking practices and encryption technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud services and infrastructure management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Tuition reimbursement for formal education
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance