Engineering Manager, Software Performance

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $237,600–$356,400 / yr
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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The Engineering Manager - Software Performance - Apple Maps leads the Maps Power and Performance team to deliver responsive, smooth user experiences across all supported platforms. This role involves driving performance analysis, optimization strategies, and memory and power efficiency improvements while defining performance-related tools and processes. You will manage the development of automated testing pipelines and regression analysis systems to identify performance outliers. The position requires balancing responsiveness with battery life through data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration with OS, UI, framework, and rendering teams. Key technical requirements include experience with iOS, MacOS, and Linux application development using Swift, Objective-C, C++, and Web technologies. You must possess deep knowledge of power management, systems, threading, data structures, memory, and real-time rendering to solve complex architectural problems.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $279400 from 84 postings across 24 companies.

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Skills

Swift Objective-C C++ iOS MacOS Linux Web Technologies Power Management Automated Testing Regression Analysis Data Structures Threading Computer Graphics Real-time Rendering

What you'll do

Lead and mentor the Maps Power and Performance team to deliver high-quality user experiences across all Apple platforms.
Drive performance analysis, optimization strategies, and improvements for memory and power efficiency.
Make critical decisions to balance performance, quality, power efficiency, and project schedule constraints.
Oversee the development of automated testing pipelines and regression analysis systems to identify performance outliers.
Partner with OS, UI, and rendering teams to define and implement power and performance policies.
Influence long-term technical strategy and hardware/software roadmaps using data-driven insights.
Communicate executive-level status updates and performance-related discussions to stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related degree.
At least 10 years of progressive growth in a technical capacity.
Extensive experience leading, growing, and managing small-to-medium-sized high-performing engineering teams.
Hands-on experience optimizing and enhancing cross-platform application performance.
Experience with iOS, MacOS, and Linux application development using Swift, Objective-C, C++, and Web technologies.
Knowledge of advanced power management and power/battery-life analysis techniques.
Experience with automated performance testing and regression analysis systems.
Track record of shipping consumer products at scale with a focus on user experiences.
Masters Degree in a technical field (preferred).
Demonstrated ability defining, planning, and executing large-scale projects involving multiple teams (preferred).
Strong debugging and triaging skills for complex, multi-layered systems issues (preferred).
Hands-on experience in computer science fundamentals including systems, threading, data structures, memory, and graphics (preferred).
Hands-on experience with real-time rendering and computer graphics (preferred).

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