Data Services Engineering Program Leader

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 166,600 - 250,700; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an exceptional Engineering Program Manager for the Apple Services Engineering group in Seattle.

You will collaborate with Data Services and Site Reliability Engineering teams to design and deliver infrastructure that scales globally and remains highly available. This hands-on, highly technical role blends program management with software product development to delight internal customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management, product management, systems engineering or equivalent experience.
• Excellent project management skills to drive schedules, dependencies, critical path and risks
• Solid technical understanding of large scale distributed software systems, event streaming, data pipelines, distributed databases, cloud architecture
• Strong relationship management and facilitation skills both within diverse engineering teams and cross functional organizations
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey information clearly and credibly
• Experience with release planning and SDLC methodologies
• Familiarity with SRE processes and deliverables
• Ability to translate user needs into actionable requirements
• Strong facilitation skills (requirements sessions, design meetings, progress and status meetings)
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or similar technical field or at least 5+ years of comparable experience

Responsibilities

• Drive program roadmap and strategy: partner with engineering to define and execute a program or domain roadmap
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and resource allocation
• Lead cross-functional discussions with stakeholders to prioritize and establish a strategic program roadmap
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as needed
• Track project progress, monitor KPIs
• Produce succinct and timely status reports to stakeholders
• Establish and maintain feedback loops with stakeholders, partners, and users to drive iterative improvements
• Define success metrics: monitor key product metrics for data services
• Foster cross-functional relationships across the organization
• Champion best practices in project management and software development methodologies

Skills

Program management

Project management

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

SRE familiarity

Relationship management

Communication (verbal/written)

SDLC knowledge

Requirements facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an exceptional Engineering Program Manager for the Apple Services Engineering group in Seattle.

You will collaborate with Data Services and Site Reliability Engineering teams to design and deliver infrastructure that scales globally and remains highly available. This hands-on, highly technical role blends program management with software product development to delight internal customers.