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Core Services Media API Engineering Manager - Platforms Team

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, California$206.2k - $356.4kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Engineering Manager leading a geographically distributed team within Apple Services Engineering (ASE) Core Services. Manages the online content system housing catalog and editorial metadata powering Apple services, with scope across User Ratings and Reviews, API gateway, and platform infrastructure. Focuses on scalable, globally distributed API, NoSQL data stores, data modeling for horizontal scalability, caching and content liveness, and strategic partnership with Product Management and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering team responsible for services central to Apple Services Engineering, developing new product features and platform capabilities.
  • Owns and maintains the online content system housing catalog and editorial metadata used by Apple services.
  • Oversee services including User Ratings and Reviews, API gateway, and broader platform infrastructure that Apple services and business verticals depend on.
  • Drive engineering solutions to enhance a globally distributed API; work with NoSQL data stores and data modeling for horizontal scalability.
  • Oversee caching and content liveness systems foundational to reliability and performance at scale.
  • Partner with Product Management and senior leadership to shape product direction, roadmap prioritization, and long-term engineering investments.
  • Translate product requirements into actionable engineering decisions; embed engineering perspectives throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with Directors and VPs on cross-functional negotiations and advocate for foundational platform/infrastructure investments.

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Science
  • 10+ years of experience in a related field, with 5+ years building and managing engineering teams central to product and platform development.
  • Experience engaging and influencing senior technical leadership (Directors and VPs).
  • Ability to navigate cross-team technical negotiations and drive alignment on architectural decisions.
  • Track record of strategic planning balancing feature work with infrastructure investments.
  • Expertise in scalable web services, globally distributed systems, and multi-functional feature delivery.
  • Expertise with NoSQL data stores (e.g., Solr, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, Voldemort).
  • Hands-on experience with Java and functional languages (Scala, Clojure).
  • Strong analytical skills in data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience owning complex engineering projects from inception through production.
  • Experience hiring, performance management, and growing senior engineering talent.
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to articulate engineering concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong judgment on escalation vs resolution and relationship-building for execution.
  • Attention to detail; ability to context-switch across multiple high-priority workstreams.

Skills

Required:Engineering leadershipArchitectural decision makingGlobal/Distributed systemsNoSQL data storesJavaData structures and algorithmsHiring and people managementCommunicationCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Functional programmingBig Data processing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments possibly available
  • Relocation assistance possibly available
  • Apple stock programs via discretionary employee stock options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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