Job Details

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200648197-0836

Summary

Apple Data Platform is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of software engineers building distributed data fabric infrastructure at Apple-scale. This is a highly technical role supporting systems that are critical to Apple's AI/ML workloads, managing data placement, replication, and lifecycle across multi-cloud and multi-datacenter environments.

Description

We build and operate a distributed, multi-tiered data fabric written in Rust, powering Apple's AI/ML infrastructure at scale. The team is small and fast-paced, operating with high autonomy, and focusing on building simple, maintainable solutions to hard infrastructure problems. We are an international team with members in Cupertino, CA and London, UK.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience managing or collaborating with distributed international teams

• 5+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems at scale

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in systems programming, with proficiency in Rust or equivalent low-level languages (C, C++, etc)

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or data pipeline systems

• Deep understanding of distributed systems, object storage, and large-scale data infrastructure

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multi-cloud storage systems (e.g. S3, GCS, Azure Blob) and data-orchestration at scale

• Familiarity with storage performance characteristics, replication strategies, and fault tolerance in distributed environments

• Experience managing software engineers, with demonstrated ability to develop individuals and improve team performance

• Experience hiring and retaining strong engineering talent

• Comfortable operating with high autonomy and minimal process overhead

• Experience navigating complex, cross-functional environments and managing expectations across multiple stakeholders and partner teams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, trade-offs, and impact to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.

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) .