Lead Watch Face Engineering Manager

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Medical and dental coverage

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Watch Faces to lead a team focused on creating, optimizing, and maintaining innovative watch faces for Apple Watch.

This role emphasizes UI development, graphics, and performance optimization within the watchOS Platform group. You will collaborate with design partners and product marketing to ensure technical excellence aligns with Apple’s design aesthetics and product vision, while mentoring engineers across multiple

Qualifications

• Experience building and leading a team of engineers at varying levels.
• Expertise in UI layout, animation and user interaction systems (CoreAnimation, UIKit, SwiftUI, or Metal).
• Experience collaborating with design partners and understanding design practices.
• Deep technical understanding and hands-on experience with software development life cycle.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Strong product sense balancing feasibility with user experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to create, optimize, and maintain watch faces for Apple Watch.
• Collaborate closely with design and product marketing teams to align with design aesthetics and product vision.
• Drive performance optimization and maintain code quality across the face development stack.
• Support cross-functional partners across domains to deliver end-to-end features.

Skills

Team leadership

UI animation

Design collaboration

Software lifecycle

CS fundamentals

Product sense

Communication skills

Tools

Metal

OpenGL

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Watch Faces to lead a team focused on creating, optimizing, and maintaining innovative watch faces for Apple Watch.

This role emphasizes UI development, graphics, and performance optimization within the watchOS Platform group. You will collaborate with design partners and product marketing to ensure technical excellence aligns with Apple’s design aesthetics and product vision, while mentoring engineers across multiple