Manager, Software Engineering Systems- Data Platforms at Apple

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, On-call Rotations, Training Programs, Data Analytics, Distributed Systems, Programming Languages, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Observability Tools, Incident Management, Crisis Communication, SRE Culture, Team Building

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

People at Apple don't just build products — they craft the kind of experience that have revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people and their ideas inspire innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Apple Data Platform is looking for a Manager committed to lead our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. Whether you're thinking Site or Service, this SRE organization has ownership of it all. We're as actively involved in the design of the platform, its evolution and overall availability, reliability and scalability. Our SREs are experts on our services from the software running down to the hardware used. DESCRIPTION As the SRE Manager in Bengaluru, you will build a world-class SRE team from scratch and enhance Apple's data platform reliability presence in India. You will be responsible for hiring, training, and developing SREs who will take over 12-hour oncall shifts as part of our Follow-the-Sun operating model. Beyond on-call, you and your team will own key reliability projects, driving improvements to our alerting, automation, and operational tooling. You will partner closely with our other US and India based SRE teams to ensure seamless handoffs, shared context, and consistent reliability practices across timezones. This role requires someone who can operate independently, build trust remotely, and transmit SRE culture to a new team. You will design and execute training programs that prepare your team for oncall readiness, establish blameless postmortem practices, and create an environment where engineers can grow their careers. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on reliability, infrastructure, or platform engineering 2+ years of software engineering management experience Experience building or significantly scaling an SRE, DevOps, or platform team Experience designing and executing on-call rotations and training programs Working knowledge of data analytics and storage technologies like Apache Spark, HDFS, S3, Data Governance systems, and related software in large-scale environments Experience with distributed systems in a production operations environment Advanced experience with programming and/or scripting languages (Python, Golang, Java) Experience working with Kubernetes and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, etc.) PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field Experience with observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) Understanding of SLOs, error budgets, and reliability measurement Experience with Follow-the-Sun or distributed/remote team models Experience with incident management and crisis communication Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision across timezones Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence remotely

Responsibilities

As the SRE Manager, you will build a world-class SRE team and enhance Apple's data platform reliability in India. You will be responsible for hiring, training, and developing SREs, managing on-call shifts, and driving key reliability projects.