Summary

Our mission is to provide an intelligent and rich user experience on Apple devices using spatial awareness and device context. We help you find your keys, locate your AirPods, unlock your Mac, and let you know how long your commute will be. We also help your loved ones know you made it home safely and help protect you against unwanted tracking. We have an opening for a software engineering manager for our small but growing team. Specifically, the team currently focuses on AirTag, Find My features for AirPods/Pencil/Remote, and Bluetooth connectivity, and plays a supporting role in other areas. Depending on the candidate’s qualifications, we may be in a position to re-organize some of the responsibilities for the team.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or similar area
Experience and passion for managing a small team
Strong track record of running and shipping SW projects
Possess excellent analytical, programming, and debugging skills
Have in-depth knowledge of C++, Objective-C, or Swift

Preferred Qualifications

Strong communication and collaboration skills
Understanding of location, context, and/or motion space helpful
Succeed in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while deftly driving multiple projects across many teams
Laser-focused on customer impact with attention to the smallest details that are meaningful to our customers
Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways

Description

The Proximity and Context team is actively looking for a highly-motivated and experienced software engineering manager to lead our team. Due to the cross-functional nature of our work, the ideal candidate should have strong communication and interpersonal skills to work well with a large variety of people within Apple. The candidate also must be technically strong, have an established track record of managing projects, and have experience shipping software. The candidate needs to show initiative, take ownership of a number of technical areas, and assume responsibility for leading all the related aspects that need to be coordinated to achieve success. The candidate should also be able to make intelligent choices when taking into consideration product-level constraints on system performance, privacy, security, and power. Most importantly, the candidate loves working with people, supporting others, and mentoring and growing engineers.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,000 and $313,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Software Engineering Manager

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