Manager, Software Engineering, App Store

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the Apple Music, App Store, Apple TV, Apple Fitness+, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books and more. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple's high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 37 languages to more than 175 countries.

We're looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to help shape the future of App Store. You will be responsible for building secure, end-to-end solutions while leading world-class engineers, that continue to innovate the platform, now home to over 1.8 million apps - each created using the team's own software development kit and related services. All those apps mean the store takes billions of requests from more than 500 million visitors every week, across iOS, macOS, tvOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. To deliver such a rich experience at this scale, the engineers build high-performance systems backed by robust testing.

In a world where apps have become essential in people's daily lives, the App Store team has become crucial to Apple's business!

Description

The App Store Engineering R&D team is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to build and update the App Store platform. You will provide both strategic direction and hands-on technical leadership, partnering closely with engineering, product, design, QA, operations, and AI teams to define roadmaps, deliver impactful solutions, and continuously improve the App Store experience.

We are looking for a self- motivated, high-energy individual with excellent communication skills who is willing to question assumptions, take end-to-end ownership of features and drive them to completion. You should have experience developing large-scale server- side systems using object-oriented languages.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 5+ years of current industry experience in designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable backend systems and web services

1+ years of experience in a leadership role managing software engineering teams.

In-depth Java programming experience, strong hands-on experience in multithreading, networking, HTTP and REST APIs

Confidence with SQL databases like Oracle and NoSQL databases like Cassandra

Understanding of data modeling, data and metadata management, and scalability challenges in distributed systems

Strong technical judgment across software architecture, cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern web technologies, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and guide teams through design, implementation, validation, and operational support.

Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build trusted partnerships, influence technical direction, and navigate complex organizational priorities.

Experience balancing competing priorities while creating scalable, lightweight processes that improve execution, transparency, and organizational alignment.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Passion and prior experience designing and implementing outstanding large distributed systems

Experience designing and deploying AI- and ML-powered solutions, including large language model (LLM) applications and intelligent automation.

Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed engineering teams.

Proven track record of driving engineering process improvements, operational excellence, and platform modernization.

Experience defining technical strategy, influencing architectural decisions, and delivering organization-wide engineering initiatives.