Senior AI Search Platform Lead: Scalable Indexing & Serving

Apple Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in California is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to build and lead a backend infrastructure and ML engineering team.

You will own the technical roadmap for large-scale indexing and serving systems, and drive execution against ambitious scale, reliability, latency, and cost targets. You will collaborate across quality, infra, and product teams, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and deliver systems powering billions of documents and real-time search experiences across

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in web scale indexing systems, including distributed document processing, storage, and retrieval.
• Strong coding skills and background in algorithms and data structures.
• 10+ years of experience leading and driving complex, large scale search infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing managers and engineering teams, including hiring, growth, and performance management.
• Track record scaling engineering teams across multiple sites/geographies.
• BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field.

Skills

Web-scale indexing

Distributed document processing

Algorithms & data structures

Team leadership

Hiring & performance management

Education

BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Apple Inc. in California is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to build and lead a backend infrastructure and ML engineering team.

You will own the technical roadmap for large-scale indexing and serving systems, and drive execution against ambitious scale, reliability, latency, and cost targets. You will collaborate across quality, infra, and product teams, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and deliver systems powering billions of documents and real-time search experiences across