Full-Time
Senior Engineering Manager
Core Services, Apple Services Engineering
Apple
10,001+ employees
Designs and sells hardware and software
No salary listed
Cupertino, CA, USA
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- BS or MS in Computer Science
- 10+ years of experience in a related field
- 5+ years building and managing engineering teams central to product and platform development
- Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior technical leadership, including Directors and VPs
- Proven ability to navigate complex cross-team technical negotiations and drive alignment on architectural and implementation decisions
- Track record of strategic planning, balancing business-driven feature work with critical infrastructure investments and making those trade-offs clearly and consistently
- Expertise in scalable web services, globally distributed systems, and multi-functional feature delivery
- Expertise with NoSQL data stores such as Solr, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, Voldemort, or similar
- Hands-on experience with Java and functional languages such as Scala and Clojure
- Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Experience owning complex engineering projects from inception through production
- Prior experience with hiring, performance management, and growing senior engineering talent
- Excellent communication skills, can make compelling arguments, drive difficult conversations, and represent engineering clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrates strong judgment in knowing when to escalate, when to resolve informally, and how to cultivate relationships that accelerate execution
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to context-switch across multiple high-priority workstreams and engage all levels of the technical stack
- Lead an exceptional, geographically distributed team of Software Engineers who own, develop, and maintain the online content system housing all the catalog and editorial metadata that powers our Apple services
- Own, develop, and maintain the online content system central to Apple Services Engineering
- Drive engineering solutions to enhance a globally distributed API
- Shape data modeling strategies that keep systems horizontally scalable as they grow
- Serve as a strategic partner to Product Management and senior leadership shaping product direction, roadmap prioritization, and long-term engineering investments
- Translate product requirements into actionable engineering decisions while ensuring engineering perspectives are embedded throughout the development lifecycle
- Navigate complex cross-functional negotiations and advocate for the right technical solutions
- Champion the platform and infrastructure work that often gets squeezed by business priorities, making the case for foundational investments and protecting the runway your team needs to keep systems healthy and scalable
- Experience managing teams with presence across multiple international locations and time zones
- Comfortable engaging hands-on in technical discussions, code reviews, and production troubleshooting alongside the team
- Expertise in Big Data processing technologies such as Spark and Flink
Apple designs, manufactures, and sells hardware and software across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, plus services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. The products work together through an integrated ecosystem where devices run Apple’s own operating systems and sync data via iCloud, delivering a seamless user experience. It differentiates itself by controlling both hardware and software end-to-end, maintaining a unified design, and expanding services and spatial computing. Its goal is to provide a cohesive, high-quality experience across devices while growing services revenue and expanding its ecosystem.
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10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Founded
1976
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Installed base scale supports recurring Services growth and cross-selling opportunities.[1]
- Apple’s integrated design differentiates premium devices on user experience and reliability.[3][5]
- Business, education, and consumer channels broaden demand across multiple end markets.[2][5]
What critics are saying
- Premium pricing leaves Apple exposed if consumer upgrade cycles weaken.[news article]
- Antitrust pressure on the App Store threatens commission revenue and platform control.[news article]
- AI assistant execution must improve quickly or Apple risks looking behind competitors.[news article]
What makes Apple unique
- Apple controls hardware, software, and services across its ecosystem.[1][5]
- Its product line spans iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch, AirPods, and Vision Pro.[1][2]
- Services like Apple Pay, iCloud, Apple Music, and the App Store deepen lock-in.[1][3]
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