Senior Software Engineering Manager, Agentic Infrastructure
Apple· Software and Services
Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$225.6k - $381.6kfull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior engineering manager to lead and grow an engineering organization building agentic systems, developer tooling, and cloud-based AI workflows. Partners with cross-functional teams to define strategy, deliver production-grade systems, and scale prototypes into foundational production infrastructure for Apple Intelligence.
Responsibilities
- Build, mentor, and manage an inclusive organization of high-performing engineers.
- Dedicate time to fostering talent, driving hiring and onboarding, managing performance, and prioritizing overall team health and growth paths.
- Define the strategic vision and technical roadmap for agentic workflows and developer experience.
- Drive the execution of complex, multi-year projects end-to-end, balancing rapid iteration with long-term architectural stability.
- Partner closely with cross-functional product and cloud teams to enable delivery of seamless, secure, and delightful AI experiences.
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence and build for scale and performance, focusing on system reliability, scalable cloud architecture, observability, throughput and latency, cost efficiency, and robust evaluation metrics.
- Champion the adoption of generative AI tools and agentic workflows across the broader software organization to improve developer productivity and software quality.
- Spot problems before they occur, proactively resolve cross-functional bottlenecks, and present your team's work to executive leadership to advocate for resources and technical direction.
- Champion the security and privacy of user content, ensuring the team consistently applies secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles in all architecture and delivery.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering management experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale engineering projects across multiple teams or organizations.
- Solid technical foundation in software engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure, with an ability to engage deeply with system design trade-offs.
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling developer tools, ML infrastructure, or AI systems from concept to production.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to influence across all levels, from executive partners to individual contributors.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and handle rapidly shifting priorities without losing trust or execution discipline.
- Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Skills
Required:Engineering leadership and people managementDistributed systemsDeveloper tools and ML infrastructureStrategic planning and roadmappingCross-functional collaborationSecurity and privacy by design
Nice to have:Gen AI tooling adoption
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Education reimbursement (tuition)
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
- Apple shareholder opportunities via discretionary stock programs
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Last updated Jul 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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