Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes , London
London
February 25, 2026
Apple Custom Ats
Summary
People at Apple don't just build products — they craft the kind of experience that has revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people and their ideas inspire innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you could do here! Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.
The Apple Service Engineering(ASE) team builds and provides systems and infrastructure that power Apple's services (such as iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Intelligence, and Maps). We are the foundation on which Apple's software developers build the products that our customers love. Our services have to scale globally, stay highly available, and "just work." If you love designing, engineering, and running systems and infrastructure that will help millions of customers, then this is the place for you!
Description
Apple Service Engineering (ASE)'s Compute team is seeking an experienced SRE software engineer to build and enhance Kubernetes internals, ensuring that services scale to meet the demands of Apple's Services offerings. You will work with world-class engineers on core components of Kubernetes with an emphasis on controllers and infrastructure to manage namespaces to help fit Apple's diverse needs while engaging with the upstream community to drive Apple's requirements. Ultimately, you will help build the platform that delivers our applications at scale to our end users.
Minimum Qualifications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Automation advocate with a strong sense of ownership - you truly believe in removing operational load via software.
Strong experience with building and scaling core components of Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems
Highly Proficient in Golang
Be capable of collaborating and coordinating with multiple distinct engineering teams and mentoring others
Experienced with highly distributed unix systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing, scaling, and troubleshooting at a planet scale
CNCF Kubernetes Administration certification
