This role pays more than
87%
of similar roles. Most pay
$180,500–$246,150
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$281k
versus about
$213k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Apple Inc
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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Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 roles with salary data.
The Software Development Manager, Device Services leads a nine-person team of software, systems, and production services engineers across multiple sites. This leadership role focuses on people development, execution predictability, and cross-team delivery for critical shared device-testing infrastructure. The manager is responsible for the operational health of large fleets of devices, managing complex project portfolios, and fostering a collaborative culture to reduce siloed work. Key responsibilities include guiding technical trade-offs in system design, architecture, and reliability while overseeing incident response and CI/CD practices. Candidates should possess expertise in distributed systems, automation, and infrastructure at scale. The role requires proficiency with Linux, macOS, virtualization, configuration management, and observability tools, along with experience using Python, Go, or Ruby/Rails. The manager will solve technical challenges related to ensuring software is proven on real hardware before reaching customers.
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure
CI/CD
Monitoring
Observability
Python
Go
Linux
macOS
Virtualization
Configuration Management
NoSQL
LLM
System Design
Full-Stack Development
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Go
PostgreSQL
NoSQL
RESTful APIs
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Test Automation
Kubernetes
Containerization
Data Engineering
AI
LLM
Agile
Observability