Job description

In this role, you will directly manage a team of engineers building new intelligent features for Apple's creative application suite. You will partner closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver polished, innovative features built on UIKit, AppKit, and modern Apple frameworks. Day-to-day, you will balance hands-on technical engagement with first-line people leadership, including hiring, coaching, and growing the engineers on your team. 3+ years of engineering management experience with direct responsibility for a team of individual contributor engineers Deep expertise in iOS and/or macOS application development using UIKit and/or AppKit Proven experience delivering complex, consumer-facing Mac and iOS apps from concept through App Store release Strong background in software architecture, app frameworks, and UI systems at production scale Track record of building cohesive, high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced product environment Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions across multiple workstreams with appropriate autonomy Proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C, with a clear sense of what high-quality Apple platform code looks like Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience Hands-on experience with creative application development, document-based apps, or rich editing experiences on Apple platforms Familiarity with on-device machine learning integration or intelligent creative tooling within consumer apps Skilled in navigating cross-functional organizations and aligning designers, product managers, and partner engineering teams around a shared technical direction Experience contributing to or consuming first-party Apple frameworks, or meaningful knowledge of Apple platform internals Prior experience managing engineers through significant platform transitions, such as SwiftUI adoption or framework migrations

Requirements

Must-haves

3+ years of engineering management experience with direct responsibility for a team of individual contributor engineers
Deep expertise in iOS and/or macOS application development using UIKit and/or AppKit
Proven experience delivering complex, consumer-facing Mac and iOS apps from concept through App Store release
Strong background in software architecture, app frameworks, and UI systems at production scale
Track record of building cohesive, high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced product environment
Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions across multiple workstreams with appropriate autonomy
Proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C, with a clear sense of what high-quality Apple platform code looks like
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Hands-on experience with creative application development, document-based apps, or rich editing experiences on Apple platforms
Familiarity with on-device machine learning integration or intelligent creative tooling within consumer apps
Skilled in navigating cross-functional organizations and aligning designers, product managers, and partner engineering teams around a shared technical direction
Experience contributing to or consuming first-party Apple frameworks, or meaningful knowledge of Apple platform internals
Prior experience managing engineers through significant platform transitions, such as SwiftUI adoption or framework migrations

Nice-to-haves

None flagged.

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Platform: apple
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