LandOfferEngineering Program Manager, Architecture & Performance, Apple Services Engineering
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The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with dedication to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.
Our Program Managers partner with engineers who build secure, end-to-end solutions. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers and Program Managers partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values.
Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and multi-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here.
We are looking for an engineering program manager to steer the performance aspect of feature development and drive cross functional initiatives.
5+ years of program management, product management, systems engineering or equivalent experience Excellent project management skills to drive schedules, dependencies, critical path and risks Solid technical understanding of large scale distributed software systems, cloud architecture, development and deployment, and bonus points for past development experience Strong facilitation skills (requirements sessions, design meetings, progress and status meetings) Experience working with globally distributed teams BS/MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant industry experience
Experience with systems performance instrumentation and optimizations Experience working across a full software stack: consumer devices, networking, backend and infrastructure Understanding of OS fundamentals Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey information in a clear, concise and credible manner Strong relationship management and facilitation skills both within diverse engineering teams and cross functional organizations Familiarity with open-source software development processes