Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Ad Platforms

Summary Posted: Sep 26, 2023 Role Number: 200505850 At Apple, we work every day to create products that enrich people’s lives. Our Advertising Platforms group makes it possible for people around the world to easily access informative and imaginative content on their devices while helping publishers and developers promote and monetize their work. Our technology and services power advertising in Apple News and Ads in the App Store. Our systems are highly-performant, deployed to handle high-volume events at scale, and set new standards for enabling effective advertising while protecting user privacy. The Ad Platforms team is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer for a great opportunity. Our mission is to enable Ad Platforms to deliver advertisements in a reliable and scalable way that results in awesome user experiences. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for providing the platform for mission-critical ad-tech systems to maintain constant uptime, scale seamlessly, and allow for new applications and services to flourish. The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated and passionate about excellence, quality, and detail. The SRE will not only support operations but also work closely with the developers and architects within the team to aid in the design and assist with the implementation to improve stability, security, and scalability. Key Qualifications Key Qualifications 5+ years of experience supporting internet-facing production services and distributed systems Good programming skills in one of Java or Python, or Go Expertise in operating Linux based systems, with a proven understanding of its internals Experience in container platforms like Kubernetes Experience building and running infrastructures on AWS, including using services like EKS, MSK, and ElasticCache Experience in Infrastructure as a code like terraform Experience in leading the deep-dive and troubleshooting of production issues with an active diagnostic call Demonstrated problem-solving ability utilizing creative and innovative thinking while adhering to a strong sense of ownership, customer service, and integrity demonstrated through clear communication Aim to be self-motivated and eager to learn Description Description Implement and improve our infrastructure and application monitoring and observability capabilities that results in improving our reliability. Engage with application engineering teams to improve service operability and reliability, on-call efficiencies, drive incident management, and post-mortem analysis. Drive production readiness and improve critical areas like capacity planning, configuration management, and observability. Design and improve architectures of new and existing systems based on the principles of reliability and high availability with extensive logging and observability. Develop expertise in Apple Infrastructure and best practices and bring that to Ad Platforms to run a world-class distributed systems. Create tooling and automation to improve the operations and operability of our infrastructure and applications. Education & Experience Education & Experience BS/MS in computer science or equivalent field. Additional Requirements Additional Requirements Pay & Benefits 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 $170,700 and $300,200, 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. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.