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Engineering Manager - Software Performance - Apple Maps

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, California$237.6k - $356.4kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Engineering manager for the Maps Power and Performance team responsible for delivering performance and power optimizations across Apple platforms, defining performance tools and processes, and driving cross-functional collaboration to balance responsiveness with battery life.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor the Maps Power and Performance team to deliver world-class user experiences across all Apple platforms.
  • Drive performance analysis, optimization strategies, and memory and power efficiency improvements.
  • Make critical decisions balancing performance, quality, power efficiency, and schedule constraints.
  • Drive the requirements and development of automated testing pipelines and regression analysis systems to quickly identify performance outliers.
  • Partner cross-functionally with OS teams in addition to Maps UI, frameworks, and rendering teams to define and implement power and performance policies.
  • Define and implement processes to reach and maintain performance standards including engineering best practices.
  • Influence long-term technical strategy and hardware/software roadmaps to continue improving responsiveness and battery life through data-driven insights.
  • Communicate executive-level status and performance related discussions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related degree plus at least 10 years of progressive growth in a technical capacity.
  • Extensive experience leading, growing, and managing small-to-medium-sized high performing engineering teams.
  • Hands-on experience optimizing and enhancing cross-platform application performance.
  • Experience with iOS, MacOS, and Linux application development using Swift, Objective-C, C++, and Web technologies.
  • Knowledge of advanced power management and power/battery-life analysis techniques.
  • Experience with automated performance testing and regression analysis systems.
  • Track record of shipping consumer products at scale with a focus on user experiences.
  • Track record of influencing technical strategy and making data-driven recommendations.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills for strong cross-functional partnerships.
  • Masters Degree in a technical field
  • Demonstrated ability defining, planning, and executing large-scale projects involving multiple teams.
  • Strong debugging and triaging skills for complex, multi-layered systems issues.
  • Hands-on experience in computer science fundamentals including systems, threading, data structures, memory, and graphics.
  • Hands-on experience with real-time rendering and computer graphics.

Skills

Required:Team leadership and mentoringPerformance optimizationAutomated testing and regression analysis

Benefits

  • Apple benefits including medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition).
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation may be eligible.
  • Employee stock programs including discretionary RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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