Apple · 13 hours ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Apple Data Platform
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$228K/yr - $394K/yrApple is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the team building foundational systems and services for their AI and Data governance platform. This role focuses on managing Big Data, ML infrastructure, and Generative AI, ensuring compliance with regulations while enhancing AI/ML development across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design and delivery of core systems and services that enable governance of Apple’s data management and machine learning solutions, spanning the full ML lifecycle — from experimentation to large-scale training and deployment
Define and execute a forward-looking technical vision, with a strong understanding of emerging trends in AI, generative models, and data-centric machine learning
Deliver large-scale distributed systems and ML/data infrastructure into production environments
Lead, mentor, and scale high-performing infrastructure and platform teams
Build reliable, scalable systems with high availability, strong performance, and an excellent developer experience
Navigate complex, cross-functional environments and manage expectations across multiple stakeholders and partner teams
Articulate technical strategy, trade-offs, and impact to diverse audiences, including senior leadership
Partner effectively with recruiting to attract, assess, and grow top technical talent
Balance long-term strategic investments with near-term delivery
Lead teams through fast-paced, evolving problem spaces
Qualification
Required
Proven ability to define and execute a forward-looking technical vision, with a strong understanding of emerging trends in AI, generative models, and data-centric machine learning
Strong understanding of governance and compliance trends and regulations for data and AI
Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale distributed systems and ML/data infrastructure into production environments
Strong track record of leading, mentoring, and scaling high-performing infrastructure and platform teams
Deep passion for building reliable, scalable systems with high availability, strong performance, and an excellent developer experience
Experience navigating complex, cross-functional environments and managing expectations across multiple stakeholders and partner teams
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical strategy, trade-offs, and impact to diverse audiences, including senior leadership
Proven ability to partner effectively with recruiting to attract, assess, and grow top technical talent
Strong business acumen and results-driven mindset, with the ability to balance long-term strategic investments with near-term delivery
Comfortable operating in ambiguity, taking initiative, and leading teams through fast-paced, evolving problem spaces
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience building platforms that enable Data/AI governance and/or Responsible AI at scale
Experience designing or operating high-performance data access paths for ML training and supervised fine-tuning
Background working with ML practitioners, data scientists, and researchers to translate research needs into scalable production systems
Experience operating ML Ops infrastructure across heterogeneous environments, including on-prem, hybrid, or multi-cloud deployments
Strong perspective on where ML platforms and AI infrastructure are headed, and the ability to adapt platform strategy as the ecosystem evolve
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.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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