Senior Engineering Manager, Live Sports and Media Analytics

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$195,700–$338,400 / yr
Posted
104 days 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 · Senior Engineering Manager, Live Sports and Media Analytics

The Senior Engineering Manager, Live Sports and Media Analytics leads a specialized team within the Analytics Data Engineering group. This leader defines the technical strategy and roadmap for building highly scalable, near real-time systems designed to process live sports data, video, and audio streams. The role involves architecting high-quality data solutions that provide actionable insights for content production, marketing strategy, advertising, royalty payments, and partner reporting. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineering talent, collaborating with data scientists, and managing cross-functional requirements. The position requires expertise in data engineering principles and experience with technologies such as Flink, Spark, Kafka, Iceberg, and StarRocks. Additionally, the role may involve computer vision and stream processing using OpenCV, VLM, Object Detection, and Speech to Text.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Washington?

Median $268200 from 37 postings across 10 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for Live Sports and Media analytics.
  • Architect and deliver highly scalable, near real-time analytics systems for live sports data.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of highly skilled engineers.
  • Measure and improve data quality, system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent to support their professional growth.
  • Represent the team vision and roadmap to senior leadership while leading through ambiguity.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-impact data solutions.

What we're looking for

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
  • Strong understanding of data engineering principles and best practices.
  • Hands-on experience architecting and delivering large-scale data engineering applications.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills in cross-functional settings.
  • Experience in delivering AIML and GenAI engineering projects at scale (preferred).
  • Experience building scalable stream analytics systems with Flink, Spark, Kafka, Iceberg, or StarRocks (preferred).

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