Mid Level SRE Manager Jobs
Mid level sre manager jobs go to engineers ready to own reliability initiatives end to end, mentor junior teammates, and make architectural decisions without constant oversight. Roles are split across on-site, remote, and hybrid settings in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Staffing & Recruiting, with employers like TikTok USDS Joint Venture, Braze, and Fivetran hiring at this level now.
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SUMMARY
The Apple Services Engineering team (ASE) is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books — at extensive scale, meeting high expectations to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. Within ASE, the Apple Data Platform SRE team keeps a massive, multi-cloud platform running for thousands of internal engineers building the next generation of data and AI products at Apple. We sit at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and customer success — running incident response, providing hands-on support to internal teams, and partnering with developers to make cutting-edge services like Spark, Flink, Airflow, Ray, Notebooks and LLM-based agent platforms reliable at scale.
DESCRIPTION
This is a rare opportunity to build deep expertise across one of the most technically diverse platforms at Apple — while specialising in an area that's shaping the future of how Apple builds and operates AI. As an SRE on Apple Data Platform, you'll operate and support the team's full portfolio, from big data pipelines to multi-cloud infrastructure, and grow into the team's go-to expert for ML/AI platform services — including Ray training and serving, LangGraph agent deployments, RAG architectures, embeddings platforms, and vector store platforms. You won't be building the models yourself, but you'll be the infrastructure backbone behind the teams who do — keeping their services, pipelines, and platforms running flawlessly in production so they can focus on innovation. We're looking for a self-motivated engineer who thrives on ownership — someone who wants a set of services to call their own, the autonomy to drive their reliability roadmap, and the collaborative instinct to keep that work aligned with the team's broader direction. If you love solving hard operational problems, enjoy being the trusted expert customers turn to, and want a front-row seat to Apple's ML/AI infrastructure evolution, this role offers real room to grow your scope and impact over time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.
- 3+ years in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure-focused role.
- Proficient in Python; working knowledge of Golang a plus.
- Experience with Kubernetes and at least one major cloud provider (AWS or GCP).
- Exposure to operating or supporting ML pipelines, model-serving infrastructure, or LLM-based systems in production.
- Strong communication skills and composure under pressure during incidents.
- Solid grounding in SRE principles, with prior on-call or production-support experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Hands-on experience operating or supporting Ray (training/serving), LangGraph or similar agent orchestration frameworks, RAG architectures, embeddings platforms, or vector store platforms.
- Familiarity with MCP-based tooling and ML lifecycle/dataset management systems.
- Experience with S3 and cloud storage/networking fundamentals.
- Familiarity with observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, PagerDuty.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
- Deep understanding of one or more Big Data technologies (Spark, Flink, Airflow, Trino, Notebooks).
- A track record of automating manual operations through scripting or tooling.
- Intellectual curiosity and a drive to keep learning — for yourself, your team, and the org.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
SUMMARY
The Apple Services Engineering team (ASE) is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books — at extensive scale, meeting high expectations to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. Within ASE, the Apple Data Platform SRE team keeps a massive, multi-cloud platform running for thousands of internal engineers building the next generation of data and AI products at Apple. We sit at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and customer success — running incident response, providing hands-on support to internal teams, and partnering with developers to make cutting-edge services like Spark, Flink, Airflow, Ray, Notebooks and LLM-based agent platforms reliable at scale.
DESCRIPTION
This is a rare opportunity to build deep expertise across one of the most technically diverse platforms at Apple — while specialising in an area that's shaping the future of how Apple builds and operates AI. As an SRE on Apple Data Platform, you'll operate and support the team's full portfolio, from big data pipelines to multi-cloud infrastructure, and grow into the team's go-to expert for ML/AI platform services — including Ray training and serving, LangGraph agent deployments, RAG architectures, embeddings platforms, and vector store platforms. You won't be building the models yourself, but you'll be the infrastructure backbone behind the teams who do — keeping their services, pipelines, and platforms running flawlessly in production so they can focus on innovation. We're looking for a self-motivated engineer who thrives on ownership — someone who wants a set of services to call their own, the autonomy to drive their reliability roadmap, and the collaborative instinct to keep that work aligned with the team's broader direction. If you love solving hard operational problems, enjoy being the trusted expert customers turn to, and want a front-row seat to Apple's ML/AI infrastructure evolution, this role offers real room to grow your scope and impact over time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.
- 3+ years in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure-focused role.
- Proficient in Python; working knowledge of Golang a plus.
- Experience with Kubernetes and at least one major cloud provider (AWS or GCP).
- Exposure to operating or supporting ML pipelines, model-serving infrastructure, or LLM-based systems in production.
- Strong communication skills and composure under pressure during incidents.
- Solid grounding in SRE principles, with prior on-call or production-support experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Hands-on experience operating or supporting Ray (training/serving), LangGraph or similar agent orchestration frameworks, RAG architectures, embeddings platforms, or vector store platforms.
- Familiarity with MCP-based tooling and ML lifecycle/dataset management systems.
- Experience with S3 and cloud storage/networking fundamentals.
- Familiarity with observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, PagerDuty.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
- Deep understanding of one or more Big Data technologies (Spark, Flink, Airflow, Trino, Notebooks).
- A track record of automating manual operations through scripting or tooling.
- Intellectual curiosity and a drive to keep learning — for yourself, your team, and the org.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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Mid Level SRE Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level sre manager job?
Position yourself by highlighting ownership, not just contribution. Emphasize systems you have personally led, incidents you have driven to resolution, and junior engineers you have guided. Tailor your resume to show measurable reliability improvements, such as uptime gains or reduced mean time to recovery. Applying to roles where your existing scope closely matches the job description gives you the strongest footing.
Which companies hire mid level sre managers?
Companies hiring mid level sre managers right now include TikTok USDS Joint Venture, Braze, and Fivetran, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide range of organizations, from large technology firms building out reliability practices to mid-size companies scaling their infrastructure teams and looking for experienced engineers who can operate with real autonomy.
Are there remote mid level sre manager jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid options are well represented at the mid level. About 30% of mid level sre manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly distributed engineering teams have become. Filtering by location preference on Migrate Mate lets you see which of the current openings match the work arrangement you are targeting.
How do I move up to a mid level sre manager role?
Moving from entry level into a mid level sre manager role comes from building deeper ownership over time. Focus on taking full responsibility for a component or service, documenting what you learn, and consistently driving incidents to permanent fixes rather than workarounds. Gaining experience coordinating across teams and demonstrating that your judgment holds up under pressure are the clearest signals that you are ready to operate at mid level.
Which industries hire the most mid level sre managers?
Mid Level sre manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Staffing & Recruiting, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to run complex, high-availability systems at scale, which creates sustained demand for mid level engineers who can own reliability outcomes and reduce dependence on senior staff for day-to-day decisions.