The Apple Security Identity team is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a group of software engineers focused on building and providing identities for Apple's services. This role involves designing and executing a multi-year Identity strategy while ensuring the highest security standards. The manager will oversee the development of micro-services that handle millions of API requests daily. This position requires strong technical leadership and effective communication with various stakeholders.

• 1+ years of experience leading people or teams, mentoring, or project leading with a strong interest in management as a career
• 7+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment
• Experience writing production code in Golang or Swift
• Experience building and operating highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems
• Solid understanding of operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scale
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization
• Working knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Prior experience managing engineers, including hiring and performance feedback
• Knowledge of policy-based authorization mechanisms and engines, including Open Policy Agent/Rego or Zanzibar
• Knowledge of authentication mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and other identity management protocols
• Familiarity with incident response processes and the ability to respond to security incidents effectively
• Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for securing data, including TLS/SSL, digital signatures, hashing, and encryption
• Hands-on experience with systems-level work, including configuring and troubleshooting system initialization processes

• Provide day-to-day direction and manage activities of software engineers to meet Apple Security Identity goals
• Design and lead a multi-year Identity strategy for services at Apple
• Establish a long-running execution plan for the organization
• Take ownership of important department-level and company-level OKRs
• Regularly communicate status, roadmap, and risks to critical partners, including top-level leadership
• Build solutions to address various security challenges

• 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.