← All roles

Data Services SRE Manager - ASE Databases

Apple· Software and Services
Apply on company site
ShanghaiFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Engineering manager to build out and lead the Shanghai site for Apple's Databases SRE organization, responsible for reliability, scalability, and performance of data service platforms across Cassandra, Kafka, Solr, Redis/Valkey, etcd, and zookeeper. Hands-on leadership role focusing on multi-technology coordination, site growth, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, lead, develop, and grow a team of Site Reliability Engineers supporting Apple's data service platforms: Cassandra, Kafka, Solr, Redis/Valkey, and coordination services such as etcd and zookeeper
  • Own the reliability, availability, and performance of these mission-critical data platforms as operated from the Shanghai site
  • Act as site lead for the Databases SRE organization in Shanghai, growing the site's scope and capability over time
  • Set technical direction for automation and scaling initiatives that apply across the portfolio rather than to a single technology
  • Drive incident response, post-incident reviews, and the systemic improvements that reduce operational toil
  • Establish and refine SRE practices including SLOs, error budgets, capacity planning, and change management
  • Manage and participate in on-call rotations and ensure sustainable, well-supported operational coverage
  • Partner with software engineering, Core Storage, and Analytics teams to influence system design for reliability, scalability, and operability
  • Engage internal platform customers with a high degree of customer focus, building credibility with engineers and partners across Apple
  • Communicate clearly across a geographically distributed organization to build a culture of visibility, transparency, and shared ownership

Qualifications

  • Engineering management experience leading infrastructure, SRE, or data platform teams
  • Experience developing or leading work in distributed systems, database systems, storage engines, validation engineering, or performance engineering
  • Breadth across more than one data service technology, and the appetite to go deep on several (no single technology defines this role)
  • Experience developing critical internet services and/or platform infrastructure
  • Understanding of core SRE concepts: monitoring, alerting, and incident management
  • Advanced understanding of data structures and algorithms in storage and indexing
  • Familiarity with modern Java, and optionally Python or Go
  • Expertise in project management, project planning, and making the unpredictable predictable
  • Ability to rapidly build credibility with engineers, customers, and partners, and to quickly learn new technical domains
  • Comfort working with geographically distributed partners across regions and time zones
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Education: BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science / related fields or equivalent work experience

Skills

Required:Engineering managementDistributed systemsMultiple data service technologiesInternet services / platform infrastructureSRE concepts
Nice to have:Java

Benefits

  • Apple benefits and accessibility accommodations as described in the job posting
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Apple

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

AirPods Max 2Apple ArcadeApple CardApple Fitness+Apple MusicApple TVApple TV+Apple Watch Series 11
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Apple