Senior Engineering Leader, Wallet, Payments and Commerce

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$267,800–$401,700 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 Leader, Wallet, Payments and Commerce

Sr. Engineering Leader - Wallet, Payments and Commerce will lead a high-performing engineering organization within the Wallet, Payments and Commerce team. This leader will manage engineers and engineering managers to deliver secure, reliable, and delightful experiences for products like Apple Pay and Apple Cash. Key responsibilities include defining engineering vision, strategy, and roadmaps while owning end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives. The role requires making architectural decisions, establishing operational standards, and partnering with Product, Design, Legal, and Regulatory leaders. Candidates must possess a strong technical background in building large-scale, distributed systems, specifically within payments, financial services, or other regulated domains. Core competencies include experience with money movement, tokenization, transaction processing, cloud-native architectures, and managing complex, multi-team initiatives in a highly regulated, global environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead, grow, and inspire a team of engineers and engineering managers to foster high trust and accountability.
  • Define and communicate the engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with product and business priorities.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives while balancing speed, quality, scalability, security, and compliance.
  • Make and guide key architectural and technical decisions to ensure sound design and sustainable systems.
  • Establish engineering practices and operational standards that drive reliability, testability, and measurable impact.
  • Attract, hire, and retain diverse talent while building a leadership bench through coaching and career development.
  • Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and escalations while communicating status and trade-offs to senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams, including managing managers or multiple teams, and delivering complex, high-impact software.
  • Strong technical background in building and operating large-scale, distributed systems serving millions of users or high-volume transactions.
  • Experience in payments, financial services, or other regulated domains with an understanding of compliance, security, and privacy.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with and influencing cross-functional leaders, including Product, Design, and Business stakeholders.
  • Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent, including growing future leaders.
  • Experience setting direction and driving execution across ambiguous, multi-team initiatives.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to engage both executive and engineering audiences.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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