Engineering Manager, Siri AI Runtime Platform

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 206,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Stock programs

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an exceptional Engineering Manager to lead the Siri AI engineering team.

You will guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, architecture, and cross-functional platform teams to deliver seamless, intelligent experiences across Apple devices. The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and performance optimization as Siri powers a growing ecosystem of devices.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Proven experience building and scaling on-device platforms or frameworks.
• Proven track record of managing technical roadmaps and delivering complex cross-functional projects.
• Excellent people leadership skills, with experience mentoring and growing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers building the multi-user/device experience across all platforms.
• Define and deliver the technical roadmap, balancing reliability, latency goals, and architectural investments.
• Partner with Siri product, architecture leaders and SWE teams to design and implement the architecture for Siri AI across Apple’s ecosystem.

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

System design

Communication skills

Education

6+ years of software engineering experience

2+ years of engineering management experience

Tools

Networking stack experience

Platform/frameworks

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Would you like to play a part in the next revolution in human-computer interaction? Join the Siri AI team at Apple. Contribute to a product that is redefining mobile computing, and build groundbreaking technology for Apple Intelligence. Transform how people keep up with the world and work with the people who crafted the intelligent assistant that helps millions of people get things done. We are seeking an exceptional engineering manager to lead our engineering efforts in Siri AI. As Apple continues to ship more devices, providing a consistent, responsive, and high-performance experience is critical for our users. This is a great opportunity to impact Siri across all of Apple’s devices and play a critical role in ensuring we can deliver new experiences on a range of hardware with different capabilities.

Description

We are looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to lead our team that owns Siri is integrated across the ecosystem of Apple’s devices. This team's work is central to delivering seamless, intelligent, and performant user experiences across a wide range of devices. As the manager of the team, you will drive technical direction, grow and mentor engineers, and partner closely with product, architecture, and cross-functional platform teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep technical systems challenges and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers building the multi-user/device experience across all platforms.
• Define and deliver the technical roadmap, balancing short-term reliability and latency goals with long-term architectural investments.
• Partner with Siri product, architecture leaders & other SWE teams to design and implement the architecture for Siri AI across Apple’s ecosystem.
• Partner with Network and Reliability teams across SWE to align on architecture, improve resilience, and optimize system performance.
• Mentor and coach engineers to expand their technical breadth and leadership capabilities.
• Drive collaboration across multiple platform and experience teams to ensure seamless integrations.
• Contribute to org-wide initiatives around platform reliability, performance, and scale

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven experience building and scaling on-device platform or frameworks.
• Proven track record of managing technical roadmaps and delivering complex cross-functional projects.
• Excellent people leadership skills, with experience mentoring and growing engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience building platform/frameworks utilizing solid networking stack
• Strong understanding of latency, reliability, and performance tradeoffs in system design.
• Strong communication skills; able to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $206,200 and $356,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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