Head of Device Platform & Automation Engineering

Apple, Inc.; United Kingdom; Presencial; GBP 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Apple is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the internal platform, automation, and engineering tools that enable Apple teams to efficiently use and support large-scale testing environments across iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and future products.

You will drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, mentor engineers, and collaborate with international teams to translate customer needs into engineering priorities while maintaining service reliability.

Formación

• 5+ years managing software, systems, platform, or similar engineering teams.
• Strong technical background in automation, engineering platforms, systems, or services at scale.
• Experience leading teams responsible for business critical tools or services, including monitoring and incident response.
• Demonstrated ability to drive automation and replace manual processes with scalable solutions.
• Experience balancing competing priorities across customer needs, feature development, service reliability, and debt.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and locations.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team that develops and operates platforms, automation, and tools used to provision, manage, monitor, and support large-scale device testing environments.
• Establish priorities across new capabilities, customer requests, automation, and operational improvements while ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Drive an automation-first approach to reduce manual work and enhance self-service for internal customers and support teams.
• Develop engineers through coaching, clear expectations, technical leadership, and career development, fostering ownership and collaboration.
• Partner with software engineering, device operations, networking, security, and other cross-functional teams; translate requirements into priorities and communicate progress to leadership.

Conocimientos

People management

Automation

Technical leadership

Automation of manual tasks

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Educación

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Python

Ansible

Git

APIs

Descripción del empleo

Apple is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the internal platform, automation, and engineering tools that enable Apple teams to efficiently use and support large-scale testing environments across iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and future products.

You will drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, mentor engineers, and collaborate with international teams to translate customer needs into engineering priorities while maintaining service reliability.