At Apple, we build systems that power services used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, and every second counts. The Services Engineering organization is at the heart of this mission, ensuring our platforms are performant, secure, and always available. We're seeking a technically strong Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our growing London team, focused on the future of traffic management, load balancing, and secure networking infrastructure.
You’ll play a key role in shaping the next generation of how services communicate securely and efficiently across Apple’s global ecosystem. This isn’t just about keeping systems up, it’s about redefining how traffic flows through one of the world’s most critical networks.
Our team owns a foundational platform that service teams across Apple depend on for high availability, performance, and security. From intelligent routing to secure TLS termination, we’re building scalable infrastructure solutions that empower internal developers while protecting user privacy and system integrity.
As a Reliability Engineer, you’ll work closely with engineering teams in North America and Europe, contributing to a globally distributed system that operates 24x7 at immense scale. You’ll have the opportunity to design, automate, and operate core networking services that underpin Apple’s most important products. Responsibilities include :
This is an individual contributor (IC) role with strong technical leadership potential. You’ll solve hard problems hands-on while helping shape the future direction of our platform and Apple’s broader SRE practices.
Are fluent in at least one modern programming or scripting language (e.g., Golang, Rust, Python, Java, bash) and have a track record of shipping production-grade tooling or services.
Understand the internals of load balancing, TLS, and secure network communications, especially in large-scale environments.
Thrive in dynamic situations: whether responding to critical incidents or designing long-term solutions, you know when to act and when to align.
Believe automation is a first-class responsibility, not an afterthought. Past work might include automating deployments, alert triage, certificate rotation, or self-service workflows.
Communicate clearly and work effectively across time zones and disciplines. You’ll engage regularly with teams in North America, requiring thoughtful planning around collaboration rhythms.
Are passionate about operational excellence and continuously raising the bar for reliability, performance, and security.
Experience with cloud-native proxies or service mesh technologies.
Hands-on involvement with DevOps culture, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
Proven success delivering robust, diagnosable systems in 24x7 customer-facing environments.
A mindset of lifelong learning and sharing, contributing diverse perspectives to technical discussions and team growth.
3+ years of experience in traffic management, networking infrastructure, or distributed systems.
3+ years of software engineering or reliability engineering experience
Bachelor of Science in relevant engineering disciplines
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.
