Engineering Manager, Card & Savings Backend

Apple Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 206,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Apple Card & Savings is seeking an Engineering Manager in New City, NY to lead a backend team delivering scalable Java/Kotlin services powering Apple Card and Apple Savings. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with cross-functional collaboration to define roadmaps, ensure performance, and meet regulatory requirements.

You will drive architectural decisions, establish best practices for code quality and reliability, and work with product, design, and partner teams to deliver

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience building and operating large-scale distributed backend systems.
• Proven experience managing and growing a team in a fast-paced product.
• Deep expertise in Java or Kotlin, with hands-on service design for scale and performance.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and API design.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and high-throughput messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders.
• Track record of delivering high-quality software on time in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments.
• Exceptional communication skills - able to convey technical complexity clearly to both engineering teams and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers working on Apple Card and Apple Savings features and infrastructure.
• Drive architectural decisions across distributed systems, ensuring solutions meet scale, performance, and reliability requirements.
• Establish engineering best practices around code quality, testing, and operational excellence to support high-stakes financial products.
• Partner with product managers, operations, and cross-functional engineering teams to define technical roadmaps and deliver against them.
• Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into clear, achievable engineering plans.
• Champion a culture of quality - setting high standards for design reviews, code reviews, and incident response organizations.
• Communicate technical strategy, team progress, and risks clearly to senior leadership and partner.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain engineering talent to scale the team effectively.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java or Kotlin

Cloud infrastructure

APIs design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Backend engineering

Job description

Apple Card & Savings is seeking an Engineering Manager in New City, NY to lead a backend team delivering scalable Java/Kotlin services powering Apple Card and Apple Savings. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with cross-functional collaboration to define roadmaps, ensure performance, and meet regulatory requirements.

You will drive architectural decisions, establish best practices for code quality and reliability, and work with product, design, and partner teams to deliver