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ASE - Engineering Program Manager, Search and Answer Relevance

Apple

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/15/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Engineering Program Manager at Apple will lead large cross-functional projects aimed at enhancing user experiences for over 1 billion customers. This role focuses on delivering search products and features using advanced AI technologies, including Large Language Models. The program manager will unite teams around a shared vision, manage schedules and risks, and provide insights into program health. The position requires strong leadership and communication skills to advocate for quality and relevance in product delivery.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in driving large scale program building machine learning powered products
  • Strong ability to deal with ambiguities and drive clarity across multiple teams
  • Excellent program management skills including structuring and managing interdependent work streams
  • Solid knowledge of technical system architecture and systems design tradeoffs
  • Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or related field or equivalent work experience
  • Experience in delivering search and generative answer relevance metrics and quality improvements in large scale products
  • Strong adaptability and agility in adjusting project strategy with evolving situations

Responsibilities

  • Lead a large cross-functional project to improve customer experience using AI technologies
  • Influence decisions and manage schedules, dependencies, and risks
  • Provide senior leaders with timely insights into program health
  • Advocate for exceptional relevance, quality, and user experience
  • Manage experiment prioritization and testing budgets for Search Experimentation
  • Drive executive discussions that shape critical product-launch decisions

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Apple Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

1,065

FY2026

Approval rate

99.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

9,221

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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