Job Details

Software Engineering Manager, Messages Infrastructure

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200618411-0836

The Messages team is looking for a hands-on engineering manager passionate about personal communication. You’ll be responsible for leading the team of engineers focused on the on-device daemons, database, and sync infrastructure to safeguard Messages data. You’ll work to advance the app architecture and partner with other teams on the product roadmap and features.

Come be part of the team helping our customers connect to their most important people in delightful, expressive ways!

Description

Every day, millions of people connect via Messages, expressing and sharing with the people who matter most to them in many different ways. We are constantly adding new communication tools for iMessage, all with end-to-end encryption for both individual and group conversations.

As the manager for the Messages Infrastructure team, your primary responsibility will be to lead the team of engineers focused on the on-device architecture that stores, vends, and syncs Messages data across iOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS. This includes system daemon ownership, database schema definition, attachment storage and transcoding, Messages in iCloud sync, and much more.

This is a cross-functional position. You’ll collaborate closely with peer managers on protocols, security, platform API, and user experience. As a member of the Messages leadership team, you’ll work with the design team and other partners to define new features, coordinate engineering plans, prioritize and triage bugs, and deliver on one of the most used messaging apps in the world. We believe privacy is a fundamental human right, and you’ll incorporate this belief into everything we build.

Join us and bring expressivity, joy, and security to conversations around the world.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 2 years of prior hands-on iOS or macOS application development.

• Experience with object-oriented programming

• Outstanding ability to identify and resolve sophisticated problems.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across organizations.

• Empathetic leader who enjoys mentoring both junior and senior engineers and building diverse, hard-working, high-functioning teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years team management experience ideally leading teams developing iOS or macOS applications.

• At least 5 years of prior hands-on iOS or macOS application development.

• Experience with SQLite, CloudKit, or XPC.

• Specific experience defining and driving communication features.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $198,300 and $342,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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