Sr. Engineering Leader, Foundation Data Platform - Wallet, Payments & Commerce
AppleSr. Engineering Leader, Foundation Data Platform - Wallet, Payments & Commerce
AppleLocation
Austin, TX
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/30/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Senior Engineering Leader for the WPC Data Foundation team at Apple will oversee the technical direction and integration strategy of a petabyte-scale data infrastructure that supports various commerce-related products and services. This role focuses on extending Apple's enterprise data platform to meet specific needs while ensuring high standards for scale, reliability, and governance. The leader will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to influence architecture and roadmap decisions. Success will be measured by the efficiency of infrastructure creation and the ability to navigate dependencies with other platform teams.
Requirements
- Seasoned leader in software and platform engineering with experience leading engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ownership of data systems at petabyte scale in production.
- Proven experience building on top of a shared or central platform and influencing its roadmap.
- Hands-on background in distributed processing, streaming, and large-scale storage.
- Track record of hiring and growing engineering talent.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading teams serving both real-time and batch consumers on a unified data foundation.
- Background in commerce, partner, payments, or supply chain data domains.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team responsible for extending Apple's enterprise data platform for commerce needs.
- Define what to consume as-is, what to extend, and what to push upstream.
- Partner with engineers and cross-functional teams on technical direction and architecture.
- Ensure the data foundation meets high standards for scale, reliability, and governance.
- Shape parts of the roadmap based on platform teams outside the organization.
- Deliver multi-quarter programs with significant cross-organizational dependencies.
- Drive alignment through structured documents and effective communication.
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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