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Apple Site Reliability Engineer Apple Services Engineering Traffic 
United States, Washington, Seattle 
216498446

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Description
As a Traffic SRE you will be responsible for providing secure, scalable connectivity between workloads, services and clusters to provide our customers with the tools they need to build new products. We maintain a secure networking layer under internal and consumer-facing applications, providing transparent encryption and authorization across all traffic flows within and across datacenters. We also maintain a load balancing and proxying tier at our cluster boundaries for cross service scalability and availability. Our services are based on a mix of internal solutions and well known open source projects. The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated with a passion for excellence, quality and detail. You will not only support operations, but also work closely with the developers and architects throughout Apple Services Engineering to aid in the design and assist with the implementation to improve stability, security and scalability. If you have a better solution to a problem; document a strategy for improvement, advocate for your strategy through persuasion and socialization efforts, then carry it through to completion. Good ideas are heard and results are rewarded.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Strong emphasis on SRE as an engineering discipline with a focus on automation
  • 5+ years of understanding of the Linux Operating System, standard networking protocols, and components
  • 5+ years of experience of load balancing and proxying or software defined networking is not necessary, but beneficial
  • 5+ years of proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Golang, Rust or Java
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience building and operating large scale distributed systems is not necessary, but beneficial
  • Experience of operating Kubernetes is not necessary, but beneficial
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 $135,400 and $250,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.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 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.