Senior Software Engineering Manager, Agentic Infrastructure

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$225,600–$381,600 / 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 Software Engineering Manager, Agentic Infrastructure

The Senior Software Engineering Manager, Agentic Infrastructure leads an engineering organization focused on building the next generation of Private Cloud Compute inference and agentic services. This role involves designing core agentic architecture, integrating cloud services, and developing developer tooling to power Apple Intelligence. You will manage a high-performing team to scale prototypes into production-grade systems while defining the technical roadmap for agentic workflows. Key responsibilities include overseeing distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and ML infrastructure while ensuring secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles. You will utilize skills in software engineering, system design trade-offs, and generative AI to improve developer productivity. The work addresses the technical challenges of cloud-based AI services, focusing on system reliability, throughput, latency, cost efficiency, and observability within a fast-paced environment.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $214394 from 123 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build, mentor, and manage an inclusive organization of high-performing engineers.
  • Define the strategic vision and technical roadmap for agentic workflows and developer experiences.
  • Drive the end-to-end execution of complex, multi-year projects while balancing rapid iteration with architectural stability.
  • Design and build production-grade agentic systems and scalable cloud infrastructure.
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence focusing on reliability, throughput, latency, and cost efficiency.
  • Champion secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles in all architecture and delivery.
  • Advocate for team resources and technical direction by presenting work to executive leadership.
  • Promote the adoption of generative AI tools and agentic workflows to improve developer productivity.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of engineering management experience delivering complex, large-scale projects across multiple teams or organizations.
  • Solid technical foundation in software engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated experience building and scaling developer tools, ML infrastructure, or AI systems from concept to production.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with high emotional intelligence to influence all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and handle rapidly shifting priorities.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong working proficiency and conceptual understanding of generative AI, foundation models, and agentic workflows (preferred).
  • Experience with Private Cloud Compute, on-device/cloud ML inference pipelines, or Apple silicon-adjacent infrastructure (preferred).

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