Media Intelligence Engineering Program Manager

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Discretionary bonuses

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Medical and dental coverage

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino seeks an Engineering Program Manager to lead software development for the Media Intelligence team, driving features across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

You’ll collaborate with software engineers and ML researchers to ship intelligent media experiences in Photos, FaceTime, and Camera. The role emphasizes planning, roadmapping, and cross-functional delivery, with strong communication and leadership across multiple engineering domains.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project / Program Management in a high-tech environment.
• Experience delivering customer-facing client-side software features or projects from concept through delivery.
• Proven leadership on major, cross-functional software projects.
• Strong technical proficiency in machine learning (AIML), computer vision, video, or graphics.
• BS/MS in EE/CS/CE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Craft and maintain project implementation plans for the Media Intelligence team's commitments, using Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodology.
• Maintain a multi-year roadmap of feature commitments that covers dependencies between ML models, on-device systems, and product features.
• Drive cross-functional delivery with ML research, systems and performance engineering, and client teams such as Photos, FaceTime, and Camera.
• Coordinate the path from model development to shipping in products, including model integration, performance/power optimization, and quality validation.
• Ensure strong communication channels between Media Intelligence, other media teams, and engineering partners across Apple.
• Track and report progress, risks, and opportunities for the project or technology area.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Executive communication

ML/AI proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in EE/CS/CE

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.Technology from the Media, Graphics, & Compute (MGC) team is at the heart of Apple's products. MGC is looking for an Engineering Program Manager to help run software development work for Media Intelligence. The team builds the systems and technologies behind intelligent media experiences across Apple's product line. These include apps such as Photos, FaceTime, and Camera, as well as system-wide features. You will work directly with software engineers and machine learning researchers to deliver new features across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

Description

The Media Intelligence team brings together systems and performance engineering, video and multimodal machine learning, and generative AI for image and video.

Responsibilities

• Craft and maintain project implementation plans for the Media Intelligence team's commitments, using Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodology.
• Maintain a multi-year roadmap of feature commitments-- The roadmap should cover the dependencies between ML models, on-device systems, and the product features that ship them.
• Drive cross-functional delivery with ML research, systems and performance engineering, and client teams such as Photos, FaceTime, and Camera.
• Coordinate the path from model development to shipping in products-- This includes model integration, performance and power optimization, and quality validation.
• Ensure strong communication channels between Media Intelligence, other media teams, and engineering partners across Apple.
• Track and report progress, risks, and opportunities for the project or technology area.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project / Program Management in a high-tech environment.
• Experience delivering customer-facing client-side software features or projects from concept through delivery.
• Proven leadership on major, cross-functional software projects.
• Strong technical proficiency in machine learning (AIML), computer vision, video, or graphics.
• BS/MS (EE/CS/CE) or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to give succinct, accurate executive summaries of project status and complicated engineering situations.
• A track record of quickly understanding technical concepts in a wide range of fields.
• Experience managing ML-driven programs-- examples are model training and evaluation cycles, dataset dependencies, and moving research into production.
• Familiarity with generative AI, such as diffusion models, multimodal LLMs, and AI agents.
• Experience with on-device performance, power, and hardware acceleration trade-offs (GPU, Neural Engine, SIMD).
• Experience with video coding and processing systems (codecs, formats, containers).
• Experience with software development in consumer media platforms: mobile, media players, or camera and photo applications.
• Experience with continuous integration and test automation practices.

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 $144,600 and $263,800, 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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