Software Engineering Manager, Platform Technologies

Apple Inc

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$206,200–$356,400 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $281k
$116k most similar roles pay here $382k

This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$228,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $281k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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

Apple Inc currently has 3513 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,800–$277,600 across 2730 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Apple Inc

At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager, Platform Technologies

Software Engineering Manager - Platform Technologies, AIS leads the Platform Technologies team within the Information Security organization. This technical, hands-on leadership role involves managing a high-performing team to build foundational infrastructure and core capabilities for a security data platform. The manager is responsible for designing and developing mission-critical solutions, including advanced query and indexing capabilities, core platform libraries, APIs, and data integration services. The role requires expertise in distributed systems and large-scale data infrastructure to solve problems related to security monitoring at scale. Candidates should be proficient in Scala, Python, Go, Swift, or Java, with experience in Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, or Apache Iceberg. Additional technical competencies include familiarity with Apache Lucene, Elasticsearch, AWS services like S3 and EKS, and potential exposure to GenAI, vector databases, and RAG architectures within a security data context.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $281300 from 44 postings across 15 companies.

See salary data

What you'll do

  • Lead a high-performing engineering team building foundational infrastructure and core capabilities for the security data platform.
  • Design and develop advanced query, indexing, and data integration services for mission-critical operations.
  • Build and maintain core platform libraries and APIs used by internal teams to operate at scale.
  • Drive long-term technical vision while executing near-term results in a fast-paced environment.
  • Manage the development of large-scale distributed systems and data infrastructure like Spark or Databricks.
  • Improve platform reliability, performance, and scalability for high-volume security monitoring data.
  • Oversee the delivery of production-grade services including CI/CD, documentation, and automated testing.
  • Coordinate with partner organizations to ensure successful design and delivery of shared platform capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of industry experience, including 3+ years of management experience leading software engineering teams.
  • Strong software design, problem solving, and debugging skills with hands-on experience in distributed systems or large-scale data infrastructure.
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Scala, Python, Go, Swift, or Java.
  • Experience building or operating data lake, lakehouse, or large-scale analytics platforms (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg).
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality, production-grade services and platforms.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate clearly with diverse audiences.
  • Familiarity with indexing/search technologies, cloud infrastructure (AWS), or data governance (preferred).
  • Experience with GenAI/ML platform engineering, Scrum/Agile methodologies, or information security backgrounds (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

Software Development Manager, Platform Engineering

Autodesk

Remote (OR) +3 3 days ago $148,000–$264,990
AWS Kubernetes EKS Terraform AWS CDK GitOps CI/CD Python Java TypeScript Node.js Argo CD Flux GitHub Actions Jenkins S3 DynamoDB Lambda Kafka Kinesis
7+ yrs exp Remote

Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle

Nashville, TN 49 days ago $120,000–$306,400
Java Core Java Software Development Testing Methodologies Automation Software Platform Development Project Management Infrastructure Code Coverage
6+ yrs exp

Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle

Nashville, TN 36 days ago $120,000–$306,400
Distributed Systems Cloud Infrastructure CI/CD Kubernetes Artifact Management Software Supply-Chain Security Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Incident Management Root-Cause Analysis Automation Scalability
10+ yrs exp