Engineer Manager, Traffic

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$225,600–$338,400 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Engineer Manager, Traffic

Engineer Manager - Traffic (ASE) leads a team within the Apple Services Engineering Traffic group to build secure service networking products. The manager oversees a group of engineers responsible for designing and delivering the next generation of traffic mesh, including services, proxies, meshes, and libraries. Day-to-day responsibilities include driving architectural decisions, optimizing performance, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with program management, SRE partners, and teams in Network, Compute, and Security. The role requires expertise in traffic management at Layer 4 or 7 of the OSI model and experience with highly scalable distributed services. Key technologies and skills include Envoy, Istio, control plane technology, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments like AWS and GCP to manage end-to-end routing from CDNs to application instances.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of software engineers to design and deliver secure service networking products.
  • Drive architectural decisions and development best practices to optimize system performance.
  • Build and maintain the next generation of the traffic mesh for Apple Services.
  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and inclusivity.
  • Develop and evolve team processes, values, and operational culture.
  • Manage the full product lifecycle from initial design and implementation to production.
  • Align with partner teams in Network, Compute, and Security to ensure seamless integration.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • 2+ years of leadership experience in software engineering.
  • Deep understanding of traffic management at scale at Layer 4 or 7 of the network OSI model.
  • Experience operating highly scalable distributed services.
  • Strong communication skills with multiple cross-functional engineering and non-engineering partners.
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering in highly scalable distributed services (preferred).
  • 4+ years of management experience in software engineering with a track record of building and managing teams (preferred).

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