Summary

At Apple, we don’t just build products — we create transformative experiences that have

reshaped entire industries. Our innovation is driven by the diversity of our people and their

ideas, inspiring everything we do. Imagine the impact you could make. Join Apple and help us

leave the world better than we found it.

The Data Virtualization Infrastructure (DVI) team is responsible for managing Apple’s largest

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.

The SRE DVI team 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 as a

technical manager. This role demands a proactive mindset, technical excellence, and a

collaborative spirit.

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate Experience Of

Building and hiring a team of engineers in their respective timezones

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
• Collaborate closely with our established Bangalore team and creation of London team to ensure seamless global support, operational efficiency, and effective cross-time zone workflows, complementing our Cupertino headquarters
• 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

• 7+ years experience in building, operating and scaling a large application in a private, public or hybrid cloud environment
• Experience hiring and leading a team of engineers in their respective timezones
• 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