Senior Software Engineering Manager, Creative Apps

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $237,600–$401,700 / yr
Posted: 3 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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineering Manager, Creative Apps

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As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, Creative Apps, you will lead multiple engineering teams within the Creator Studio team to build photography and creative applications for iOS and macOS. You will be responsible for driving technical strategy, defining roadmaps, and managing both individual contributors and other managers while fostering engineering excellence in an evolving landscape of human and machine teaming. Your daily work involves partnering with product and design teams to translate creative visions into polished features using UIKit, AppKit, Swift, and modern Objective-C. You will also integrate on-device machine learning and intelligent creative tooling into the software. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges in the photography and imaging space, ensuring high performance and quality for consumer-facing applications while navigating cross-functional dependencies across platform and infrastructure teams to deliver innovative tools for user expression.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $282000 from 35 postings across 13 companies.

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Skills

iOS macOS UIKit AppKit Swift Objective-C Machine Learning Software Architecture UI Systems Agentic Frameworks Apple Platforms

What you'll do

Lead multiple engineering teams developing photography and creative apps for iOS and macOS.
Define and drive the technical roadmap for new creative feature development.
Translate product and design visions into high-performance software using UIKit and AppKit.
Establish engineering excellence practices for modern human/machine teaming environments.
Recruit, mentor, and develop career paths for both individual contributors and engineering managers.
Resolve cross-functional dependencies with platform and infrastructure teams to share best practices.
Communicate project progress, risks, and strategic direction in leadership forums.

What we're looking for

5+ years of engineering management experience, including direct management of both engineers and managers.
Deep expertise in iOS and/or macOS application development using UIKit and/or AppKit.
Proven experience delivering complex, consumer-facing apps from concept through App Store release.
Strong background in software architecture, app frameworks, and UI systems at production scale.
Track record of building and developing high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced product environment.
Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions across multiple concurrent workstreams with minimal direction.
Experience with photography, imaging, or creative application development on Apple platforms (preferred).
Familiarity with on-device machine learning integration or intelligent creative tooling (preferred).