Engineering Program Manager, Games, Apple Services Engineering

Apple; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Games Engineering Program Manager to lead development projects for its App Store. You will drive day-to-day activities for games development projects, interfacing with multiple cross-functional teams, and ensuring alignment across schedules and deliveries.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in technical program management, particularly in software development and a background in game development. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage complex projects are essential. This role is based in Seattle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management in software development involving complex client/server architecture.
• Strong technical proficiency in software architecture and development.
• Experience with iOS app development on UI features with design team.
• Experience in game development or other games industry background.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the delivery of business-critical features built on the App Store.
• Drive and oversee all aspects of multiple concurrent projects and features.
• Define the business and functional requirements for the features.
• Own the overall cross-functional schedules affecting multiple engineering teams.
• Develop and iterate on project management methodologies to increase efficiency.

Skills

Technical program management

Software architecture

iOS app development

Game development

Communication and presentation

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar technical field

Job description

Summary

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Arcade, Apple TV and Sports, Apple Music, Podcasts, and Books along with Cloud and Infrastructure Services platforms. They do it throughout the year on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. Apple Services Engineering Program Managers partner with Engineers to build innovative end-to-end solutions. With Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, Engineers and Program Managers partner to get behind a single unified vision. This vision includes a commitment to bringing even more fun and connection to your Games with the Games App. We’re a diverse collection of problem solvers and doers, continually reimagining our products, systems, and practices to help people do what they love, while outpacing challenges that face a growing organization. A successful candidate will drive initiatives from ideation through launch and build out the vision into sustainable long-term programs and products. Strong PM fundamentals are a definite requirement, and we are looking for someone with a genuine passion and patience for solving complex and dynamic problems. If you have a growth mindset and the motivation to build critical products in a fast-paced environment - this role is for you!

Description

As the Games Engineering Program Manager, you’ll lead development projects for the App Store’s most popular category, working with our engineering teams to build experiences that impact millions of users worldwide. Among key areas of focus will be Games App and Game Center. In addition, you will drive other games feature initiatives, working with a broad cross-functional team to plan, schedule, build and ship the next wave of features supporting App Store customers and game developers across Apple’s platforms. In this role, you will drive the day-to-day program activities for all Games development projects, including planning, execution, and risk assessments, in order to meet the overall program objectives. You will help to set the strategy, execute on the schedule, and be responsible for communicating status and issues to stakeholders at all levels along the way. You will interface and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive scope alignment, schedule alignment, and issue resolution. As a process leader for the team, you will develop and iterate on project management methodologies to increase efficiency, while staying aligned with Apple’s development practices and project lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the delivery of business-critical features built and executed on the App Store, working under tight timelines, and with limited details and directions
• Drive and oversee all aspects of multiple concurrent projects and features, including scope, requirements, timelines, resource allocation, and reporting
• Define the business and functional requirements for the features and the systems that will support these projects
• Own the overall cross-functional schedules that may affect multiple engineering teams, including client, server, tools, reporting, and others
• A technical background is extremely helpful

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management in software development involving complex client/server architecture.
• Strong technical proficiency in software architecture and development.
• Experience with iOS app development on UI features with design team.
• Experience in game development or other games industry background.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar technical field or at least 5+ years of comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• A track record of building products by driving collaboration across engineering, QA, marketing, design, and other key stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and logical structuring abilities with clear ability to turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid action plans.
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization. Strong facilitation skills (requirements sessions, design meetings, progress and status meetings).
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive multiple tasks to completion with minimal oversight, showing strong self-motivation and accountability.
• Bonus points for past programming experience.