Apple · 3 months ago
Engineering Manager, Search and Knowledge Quality
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$217K/yr - $326K/yr
5+ years expApple is a leading technology company focused on revolutionizing how people access information. The Engineering Manager for the Search and Knowledge Quality team will lead the development of ranking and retrieval technologies, guiding a team in designing large-scale machine learning systems to enhance search functionalities across Apple products.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Partner with product, data science, and infrastructure leaders to deeply understand their priorities and translate them into clear technical strategies
Balance partner needs by designing solutions that advance user-facing experiences while ensuring system scalability, reliability, and efficiency
Oversee the delivery of end-to-end improvements in search quality, spanning data pipelines, ML models, and distributed systems
Drive the adoption of advanced ML methods while ensuring pragmatic, production-ready implementations
Grow, mentor, and develop a diverse team of engineers, fostering collaboration with applied scientists and system experts
Provide technical and organizational leadership, ensuring execution excellence while crafting a long-term strategy for search and knowledge systems
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in leading engineering/applied research/ML experiences in natural language processing, SOTA generative AI models
Proven record of consistent delivery of technology/products across the full Machine Learning life cycle
MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, information retrieval, data mining, or a related field
Preferred
Proven background in Machine Learning, NLP, and large-scale Search, with the ability to guide teams at the forefront of these fields
Deep expertise in retrieval and ranking models and the broader search stack, with a track record of delivering production-quality systems at scale
Strong engineering leadership and fundamentals, with experience building and mentoring high-performing teams
Excellent product vision and sound business judgment; able to balance long-term strategy with short-term deliverables
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders (product, data science, infrastructure) around shared goals
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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