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San Diego, CA - $139.5k Full Time Posted by: Apple Posted: Monday, 26 January 2026
 
 
Overview

At Apple, our Data Analytics team focuses on improving the user experience by improving operating system stability, gathering feature usage telemetry, and evaluating device performance. This requires capturing data from customers who have given consent, utilizing privacy-preserving techniques, and aggregating information to inform direction. We develop and operate a variety of Big Data infrastructure products and applications in support of these goals.

Join Apple's Mission-Critical Analytics Team as a Site Reliability Engineer. Are you energized by solving large-scale infrastructure challenges that directly impact millions of users? We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our data analytics team, where your work will be essential to keeping Apple\'s most important systems running smoothly.

Responsibilities
  • Develop automation to ensure reliability across thousands of compute and storage instances spanning our large, heterogeneous infrastructure.
  • Dive deep into complex data and application issues, conduct root cause analysis of large-scale problems, and partner with teammates across Apple to maintain the availability and integrity of critical analytics applications.
Impact

You\'ll have the opportunity to directly contribute to the development and performance of products that define the user experience-from Apple Intelligence and Safari to the core performance of macOS and iOS. Your expertise in distributed systems and critical thinking will help ensure that Apple\'s analytics infrastructure scales reliably to meet the demands of our growing ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with one or more cloud services environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Experience working with big data technologies and/or applications
  • 5+ years of production experience managing and supporting large scale distributed Big Data applications (from development to production)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with at least one of the following languages and related development tools: Python, Bash, Ruby, Java, Scala
  • Experience with one or more of the following platforms: Kubernetes, Flink, Kafka, Cloud Services
  • Passion for quality and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $139,500 and $258,100. 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. You'll also receive benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses. 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

San Diego, CA, United States of America
IT
$139.5k
Apple
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