Senior Software Engineering Manager, Foundation - Wallet, Payments & Commerce

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York City, NY
Salary: $237,600–$401,700 / yr
Posted: 20 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $224k

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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, Foundation - Wallet, Payments & Commerce

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As a Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Foundation - Wallet, Payments & Commerce, you will lead a team of engineering managers and software engineers within the Foundation organization. You will be responsible for the technical direction, architecture, delivery, and operation of critical server-side capabilities and developer platforms that power various financial products. Your daily work involves managing end-to-end production ownership, conducting design reviews, and navigating complex trade-offs to ensure high availability and security. The role requires expertise in JVM-based languages, microservices architectures, distributed systems fundamentals, SQL and NoSQL data stores, and multi-region deployment topologies. You will solve technical challenges related to payment and commerce infrastructure while fostering a culture of quality and operational excellence. This position demands strong leadership to mentor managers and engineers while coordinating with cross-functional partners in compliance, privacy, and product management.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $224358 from 108 postings across 40 companies.

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Skills

JVM Microservices Distributed Systems SQL NoSQL System Design Architecture Incident Management Capacity Planning high-availability Multi-region Deployment

What you'll do

Manage and develop a team of engineering managers and software engineers to foster career growth and technical impact.
Own end-to-end delivery of products from initial scoping through production rollout in ambiguous environments.
Define the technical direction, architecture, and strategy for core services supporting financial and commerce capabilities.
Conduct rigorous design reviews to evaluate architectural trade-offs and ensure system scalability, reliability, and security.
Maintain active technical credibility by identifying risks and upholding high standards for code quality and maintainability.
Drive alignment with cross-functional partners in Product, Compliance, Privacy, and Program Management teams.
Oversee operational excellence including 24/7 on-call processes, incident response, and capacity planning.
Champion a culture of engineering excellence through structured feedback and continuous improvement of internal practices.

What we're looking for

15+ years of software engineering experience and 8+ years of direct engineering management including leading other managers.
Experience with JVM-based languages, microservices architectures, and high-availability server-side services.
Expertise in distributed systems, SQL/NoSQL data stores, consistency models, and multi-region deployment topologies.
Ability to lead technical design reviews, evaluate trade-offs, and manage operational excellence like on-call and incident response.
Strong communication skills to navigate ambiguity and build trust with cross-functional partners.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Domain experience in payments, commerce, or financial services (preferred).
Master's degree (preferred).