Sr. Manager, ML & Data Platform Engineering Programs - Apple Services Engineering

Apple; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sr. Manager for ML & Data Platform Engineering Programs. This pivotal role involves leading a talented team of Engineering Program Managers to drive innovative solutions that shape the future of data platforms. You will collaborate with diverse teams to enhance analytics and ML engineering capabilities for popular applications. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and possess a strong technical background, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a company that values creativity and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing Engineering Program Managers and effective teams.
• 10+ years in software development program management for cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Engineering Program Managers to deliver innovative product solutions.
• Develop strategic decisions and facilitate process improvements.

Skills

Engineering Program Management

Cloud Infrastructure

Machine Learning Infrastructure

Negotiation Skills

Technical Proficiency in Python

Presentation Skills

Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Jupyter Notebooks

Spark

Trino

Flink

SQL

Job description

Sr. Manager, ML & Data Platform Engineering Programs - Apple Services Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Mar 17, 2025

Role Number: 200594626

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. The Cloud Infrastructure team enables Apple’s apps and services, and we do it on a massive scale, to hundreds of millions of customers in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. Our Engineering Program Managers partner with engineers who build secure, end-to-end solutions. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers and Program Managers work together to build a single unified vision. Apple is seeking an experienced manager to lead a team of Engineering Program Managers focused on building Apple’s Data Platform. The Apple Data Platform powers analytics and ML engineering for Siri, Search, and other ML features we all love in our Apple products. The mission of the Data Platform org is to provide our ML engineers and data users a secured, reliable, and easy-to-use infrastructure for ingesting, storing, processing, and interacting with data and ultimately enable teams across Apple on building their data-intensive AI/ML applications. Our solutions must scale globally, be highly available, performant, and simply "just work". Do you feel a personal stake in everything that you work on, thrive in fast-paced environments with lots of ambiguity, and enjoy working with complex technologies? Do you foster strong relationships, build trust, and influence without direct authority? Do you communicate openly and clearly, collaborate enthusiastically, and value a culture of healthy debate? If so, we want to talk to you!

Description

The Cloud Infrastructure team, as part of Apple Services Engineering, is seeking an extraordinary EPM manager to lead a team and program that delivers innovative product solutions which shape the future of Apple’s Data Platform. This leadership role requires you to build trust and persistently remove ambiguity by seeking to reduce complexity. This role is pivotal in developing a broad organizational perspective and requires facilitation and execution on strategic decisions as well as having a pulse on what is happening in the industry. Additionally, this leadership role supports the development of process improvement and standard operating procedures, in order to achieve required maturity and effectiveness, all while leading and growing a team of extraordinary Engineering Program Managers. You'll partner with a diverse set of teams across Apple to develop the platform that powers analytics and ML engineering for Siri, Search, and other ML features we all love in our Apple products. Building and managing relationships with diverse sets of engineering teams will be critical to ensure collective success. Your work will be incredibly important to maintain and improve Apple’s most critical cloud services.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 5+ years of experience managing Engineering Program Managers and leading highly efficient and impactful teams.
2. 10+ years proven experience in software development program management for cloud infrastructure platforms and technologies.
3. Technical proficiency with ML infrastructure, frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, Jupyter notebooks, Spark, Trino, Flink, SQL, Python, and other advanced analytical tools.
4. A history of leadership, decision making, negotiation skills, and ability to influence partners without direct authority.
5. Proven track record not just in delivering programs, but also in defining, owning, and driving new strategic initiatives across an organization.
6. High level of technical competency and experience collaborating directly with highly technical teams.
7. Able to interact with large developer communities and large internal customer teams, gathering input on evolving needs, and sharing both needs and project status with senior leaders.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
9. Strong relationship management and facilitation skills both within diverse engineering teams and cross-functional organizations.
10. Outstanding presentation skills, both written and oral, including the ability to convey complex requirements in a clear, concise and credible manner.
11. Highly driven, results-oriented, problem solver who will drive programs to deliver value quickly to our customers.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Proven self-starter, who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities.

Pay & Benefits

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 $190,200 and $285,900, 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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.