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Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Test Engineering & Efficiency
AppleUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Apr 2026
About the role
Summary
Apple devices have revolutionized how people live, connect, and work. It’s not by chance! By thoughtfully blending beautiful, premium hardware with intuitive, innovative system software, we design and build a uniquely impactful intelligent user experience.We are looking for a leader to improve the way our software development and testing process works for our intelligence platform. Work with an energetic, hard-working, fun team of managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver an amazing intelligence platform, tools, and quality process so that Apple can deliver the best experiences on the planet!
Description
In this role you will be responsible for managing and providing leadership for a developer tools and quality engineering team, partnered closely with a team that helps deliver on key platform components for Apple Intelligence. You will contribute to our roadmap, platform strategy, resource planning, and own delivery of platforms, services, and support. You should be experienced in making data-driven decisions and exhibit a strong desire to continuously improve developer experience and customer experience that impacts thousands of developers and hundreds of millions of customers.You will foster relationships across Apple and facilitate communication between cross-divisional
groups. You should feel comfortable communicating project status to leads and executives, presenting in program sponsorship reviews, and be proficient giving product demos.
As an ISE Sr. Engineering Manager, you will help measure and improve the software development lifecycle through direct and indirect leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing multiple teams including other managersPassionate about Quality, Automation, and Efficiency
Proven track record of delivering infrastructure and developer focused tools and automation
Demonstrated ownership of large cross-functional and multi-team projects
Direct experience managing project status and expectations with stakeholders
Proven technical leadership (including ML experience), hiring, education, and team mentorship
Strong verbal, written communication, and organizational skills
Minimum Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent15+ years of professional engineering experience
10+ years of building and managing engineering teams
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