The Apple Watch Software team is seeking a dedicated software engineering manager to lead a new team focused on the intelligence infrastructure for Apple's fitness experiences. This role involves managing a small team of technical engineers who work at the intersection of applied AI and fitness. The team is responsible for building datasets, evaluation pipelines, and tooling to support the development of intelligence-backed features. Collaboration with other fitness teams and a passion for iteration in a rapidly evolving space are key aspects of this position.

• 8+ years of industry experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading a technical team and collaborating across organizational boundaries.
• Deep technical understanding and hands-on experience with software development and lifecycle management.
• Experience shipping user-facing features built on large language models.
• Hands-on experience with evaluation methodology, prompt development and tuning.
• Strong product sense and the ability to balance technical feasibility with user experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A track record of influencing outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Experience building datasets and measurement systems.
• Experience shipping production Swift, including API design.
• Experience spanning both offline evaluation and production inference paths.
• Background in health, fitness, or another domain where user trust and data sensitivity shape the design.
• Experience building a team and its engineering practices from the ground up.

• Manage and support a small team of deeply technical engineers.
• Collaborate closely with the Activity, Workout, and Fitness+ engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain tools and harnesses for building and evaluating intelligence-backed features.
• Ship real features alongside partner teams.
• Mentor engineers and grow the team by hiring.
• Establish new team practices in the domain.
• Work with technology partners at all levels of the stack.

• 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.