What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineering Manager position at Apple?
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200585954
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish.
Apple is looking for an experienced Software Engineering manager to develop the next generation of Edge Services. You will be managing a team of developers designing new proxy services designed to connect customers to Apple Services faster than ever before. You will partner with OS and services teams to deeply integrate our devices with our services. Your team’s work will help improve the performance of Apple Services such as Apple Music, Apple TV, App Store, and many more.
Description
The Edge Services team is responsible for connecting people across the globe to Apple. As an engineering manager on Edge, you will be responsible for leading a team of developers writing highly performant Edge proxy services designed to make Apple’s services fast, resilient, and scalable.
You will be responsible for collaboratively setting direction with cross functional partners, both client operating system teams and Apple Service backend teams, with the goal of creating a unified Edge strategy for Apple Services. You’ll also be responsible for managing relationships with various open source communities we collaborate with.
Day to day, you will be working with your developers to set priorities, review code and architecture, and manage production deployments. Your team will be responsible for second tier operational support. You will be required to review performance data and investigate any performance regressions that arise.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3 years experience in software engineering management
- 5 years experience in a software engineering role
- Experience with designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services
- Hands-on experience building a proxy control plane for configuration management, traffic routing and observability
- Ability and excitement to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks
- Great communication, time management, and product management skills
- Proven expertise in developing and debugging system-level services in high performance languages like C /Swift
- Strong knowledge of networking protocols, including HTTP, QUIC, TLS, and TCP/IP
- Experience with concurrency, multithreading, distributed systems, and server architectures
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with proxy systems such as Envoy
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code tools
- Proficiency in performance analysis, debugging, and observability tools
- A passion for solving complex problems at scale and driving technical innovation
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
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 $190,700 and $329,600, 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.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.
Salary : $190,700 - $329,600
