Software Engineering Manager Platform Technologies

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas have a way of becoming great products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you can accomplish. We are seeking an experienced engineering manager with a background in large-scale distributed systems and data platform engineering in hyper-scale environments. This is a technical hands-on leadership role in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will lead a world-class team building the foundational infrastructure and core capabilities that power Apples security data

Apple Information Security is seeking an extraordinary individual to lead the Platform Technologies team an engineering team responsible for the foundational ecosystem and core capabilities that power our security monitoring. Platform Technologies designs and develops solutions that enable mission-critical capabilities across the organization delivering advanced query and indexing capabilities core platform libraries and APIs and data integration services that teams depend on to build and operate effectively at scale. This role works closely with peer engineering teams and partner organizations across Apple to ensure the successful design development and delivery of platform capabilities. The successful candidate will bring deep technical expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure a track record of leading high-performing engineering teams and the ability to drive a long-term technical vision while executing near-term results.n

10 years of industry experience including 3 years of management experience leading software engineering teamsnStrong software design problem solving and debugging skills with hands-on experience in distributed systems or large-scale data infrastructurenProficiency in one or more of the following languages: Scala Python Go Swift or JavanExperience building or operating data lake lakehouse or large-scale analytics platforms (e.g. Spark Databricks Delta Lake Apache Iceberg)nProven track record of shipping high-quality production-grade services and platformsnStrong written and verbal communication: actively listens and communicates clearly and proactively adapting content and style for diverse audiences including junior engineers senior staff and partner teams

Familiarity with indexing and search technologies such as Apache Lucene or ElasticsearchnExperience with cloud infrastructure and managed services on AWS (S3 RDS EKS) or other cloud platformsnExperience with data governance access control and multi-tenant platform designnExposure to GenAI or ML platform engineering including vector databases RAG architectures or LLM-based toolingnPassion for high-quality code tests CI/CD documentation and production servicesnExperience successfully adapting and applying Scrum/Agile development methodologiesnAbility to cultivate an environment that emphasizes collaboration accountability and technical excellencenThrives in a fast-paced environment and adopts a learning mindset; passion for emerging technologiesnTrack record of driving improvements in platform reliability performance and scalabilitynAbility to work under pressure and successfully manage difficult situations in a dynamic environmentnBackground in information security security operations or security data platforms is a plus