The Apple Services Engineering Traffic team is seeking an experienced manager to lead a team focused on building a secure service networking product that powers Apple Services. This role involves designing and delivering high-performance service-to-service communication solutions at scale. The team will work on developing the next generation of traffic mesh technology, ensuring reliability and efficiency for millions of users. The position requires strong leadership and technical expertise in traffic management and distributed services.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in software engineering.
• A deep understanding of traffic management at scale at Layer 4 or 7 of the network OSI model.
• Strong communication skills with multiple multi-functional engineering and non-engineering partners.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering in highly scalable distributed services.
• 4+ years of management experience in software engineering.
• Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking.
• Strong hands-on experience with Layer-4 or Layer-7 traffic meshes and control plane technology.
• Experience operating workloads across multiple cloud-native environments such as AWS and GCP.
• Experience with modern containerization platforms such as the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Exposure to end-to-end routing of traffic in a complex ecosystem.

• Lead a group of skilled engineers in designing and delivering secure service networking solutions.
• Build the next generation of traffic mesh technology.
• Ensure the performance and reliability of service-to-service communication.
• Manage and mentor engineering teams to foster growth and innovation.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle from design to implementation and production.

• 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.