Summary
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The ML Infrastructure team is responsible for managing Apple’s largest ML

compute platform, multi-cloud storage abstraction and caching platform, which

supports critical machine learning training workloads that power user-facing

features across the Apple ecosystem. Operating across both first-party and

third-party cloud environments brings complex and unique challenges.

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the ML Infrastructure team, you’ll be

expected to address these challenges through a strong foundation in cloud

object storage, data analysis, automation, collaboration, and advanced

expertise in Kubernetes. Our team oversees the full infrastructure stack — from

low-level nodes to the complete network architecture — ensuring our platform

remains highly available, resilient, and efficient at scale.

Description
We are seeking an experienced Software and Systems Engineer to join our

dynamic team. This role demands a proactive mindset, technical excellence,

and a collaborative spirit.

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate
Strong critical thinking and a high degree of individual accountability

Effective communication and collaboration skills

A genuine passion for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

A commitment to automation and operational efficiency

Ownership of projects from design through delivery

A solutions-oriented approach, coupled with the ability to gain alignment on

technical direction

Consistent and timely execution of design implementations aligned with

project objectives

The ability to provide constructive technical feedback, fostering team-wide

growth and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Participates in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekend
• coverage when necessary
• Currently headquartered in Cupertino, with active expansion in Bangalore to
• support global operations across time zones
• Leverages a diverse stack including open-source tools, commercial solutions,
• and internally developed systems
• Encourages open dialogue, values strong ideas, and recognizes impactful
• results
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a
• private, public or hybrid cloud environment
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, with hands-on experience using platforms such
• as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
• (EKS)
• Proficient in designing, developing, and releasing code in languages such as
• Python, Go, or Rust
• Practical experience with object storage technologies, including Amazon S3
• or Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
• Strong background in designing and troubleshooting complex networking
• issues in both public and private cloud infrastructures
• Solid understanding of Linux internals, standard networking protocols, and
• distributed systems architecture
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven drive to automate manual operations and enhance processes through
• continuous iteration
• Strong understanding of best practices for deploying large-scale, distributed
• applications
• Hands-on experience managing diverse system environments using
• configuration management tools or software delivery platforms such as
• Spinnaker, Helm, or Flux
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and monitoring both new
• and existing services, platforms, and application stacks
• Solid familiarity with container orchestration and management using
• Kubernetes
  
  

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Role Number: 200664425-0321