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Software Development Engineering Manager, ASK Production Engineering

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/22/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
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Job description

The Software Engineering Manager role at Apple focuses on building and improving production-facing machine learning platforms. This team is passionate about Apple products and aims to enhance the reliability of existing systems using AIOps. The work will impact major Apple experiences like Siri and Apple Intelligence, while also shaping the team's culture and processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in scalable services and a strong background in AI and ML technologies.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience building and running scalable services in public clouds
  • Senior-level engineering-management experience with Search, Voice-assistants, AIOps, ML, and cluster operations
  • Demonstrated track record in collecting high-level requirements and translating them into pragmatic solutions
  • Experience developing and operating multi-cloud infrastructure worldwide with a focus on ML-powered search and AIOps
  • Proficient with various programming languages such as Java, Python, and Go for automation or integration with multiple APIs
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience
  • Deep understanding of Search and Voice-assistant technologies
  • Proven track record in managing high-performance teams of expert engineers
  • Understanding of AIOps for the global delivery of highly-reliable consumer-facing workloads
  • Proven mastery of load-balancing, observability, microservice architectures, security & cryptography, performance and reliability

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate to solve complex ML, AIOps, SRE, and production-infrastructure problems
  • Evolve the design and architecture to support the growth of the AI and LLM-powered Search platform
  • Develop the next generation of services that power Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud OS
  • Partner with various teams across Apple to develop features and functionality for new experiences in the Apple ecosystem

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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