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Sr. Manager, Automation & Tools - Camera & Photos

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, CA$267.8k - $401.7kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for defining and executing the automation and tooling strategy for Camera & Photos engineering, driving engineering productivity, quality, and AI-powered workflows across imaging software development, testing, and delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and execution of automation for Camera & Photos, focusing on unique problem sets
  • Build tooling that augments engineers—reducing manual effort while increasing coverage and reliability
  • Drive adoption of agentic AI systems to assist in test creation, debugging, validation, and workflow orchestration
  • Partner closely with Camera, Photos, QA, and infrastructure teams to identify bottlenecks and unlock productivity gains
  • Scale CI/CD systems to support increasingly complex imaging pipelines and hardware/software integration
  • Establish metrics and feedback loops to continuously improve quality and efficiency
  • Hire, mentor, and grow a team of engineers focused on automation, infrastructure, and AI-powered tooling

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, automation, or developer productivity tooling
  • 5+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams
  • Strong background in test automation, CI/CD systems, or large-scale developer infrastructure
  • Track record of improving engineering velocity and product quality at scale
  • Deep understanding of software development lifecycles in complex, cross-functional environments
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior technical and product leaders
  • Excitement around learning and integration new AI agentic tooling and workflows
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is a plus.

Skills

Required:Automation strategyCI/CDAI-powered toolingTeam leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • discretionary employee stock programs including stock purchase plan
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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