The Software Engineering Manager will lead a team of full stack developers in the System Firmware & Diagnostics organization at Apple. This role focuses on building advanced tooling and automation to enhance engineering productivity across the company. The manager will contribute code, guide architectural decisions, and set the technical roadmap while modernizing the existing codebase. This position also involves partnering with various engineering teams to integrate AI techniques into the tools developed.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams or strong experience as a technical lead or technical product manager.
• 5+ years of software development experience designing and building complex, highly available, large scale web applications.
• Experience with front end technologies like HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Experience with server side development in Node.js.
• Experience developing and maintaining Python libraries.
• Experience with API design and development using REST and/or GraphQL.
• Able to travel domestically.
• Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience is a plus.
• Experience integrating LLMs into production systems, including RAG pipelines.
• Experience managing or leading distributed teams across multiple sites and time zones.
• Experience building and supporting business-critical internal tools or developer platforms.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms like Kafka.
• Experience with blob storage technologies like S3.
• Experience with OAuth2, JWT, and other authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Proficient in software development best practices, including version control with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Lead and develop a team of full stack engineers distributed across multiple sites.
• Contribute code and guide architectural decisions.
• Set the technical roadmap for the team.
• Balance an ambitious feature roadmap with the modernization of the existing codebase.
• Partner with engineering teams across Apple to build optimization and efficiency tools.
• Apply modern AI techniques to enhance the capabilities of the tools developed.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.