Media Intelligence Engineering Program Manager

Apple • Cupertino, CA

2h

About The Position

Apple’s Media, Graphics, & Compute (MGC) team is seeking an Engineering Program Manager to coordinate software development for Media Intelligence. The team builds systems and technologies behind intelligent media experiences across Apple’s product line, including apps such as Photos, FaceTime, and Camera, as well as system-wide features. The role works directly with software engineers and machine learning researchers to deliver features across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

The Media Intelligence team combines systems and performance engineering, video and multimodal machine learning, and generative AI for image and video. The position involves leading customer-facing client-side software work and major cross-functional software projects from concept through delivery.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of project or program management experience in a high-tech environment.
• Experience delivering customer-facing client-side software features or projects from concept through delivery.
• Proven leadership on major, cross-functional software projects.
• Strong technical proficiency in machine learning (AIML), computer vision, video, or graphics.
• BS/MS in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer engineering, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Ability to provide succinct, accurate executive summaries of project status and complex engineering situations.
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts across a wide range of fields.
• Experience managing machine-learning programs, such as model training and evaluation cycles, dataset dependencies, and moving research into production.
• Familiarity with generative AI, such as diffusion models, multimodal LLMs, and AI agents.
• Experience with on-device performance, power, and hardware acceleration trade-offs, including GPU, Neural Engine, and SIMD.
• Experience with video coding and processing systems, including codecs, formats, and containers.
• Experience with software development in consumer media platforms, such as mobile, media players, or camera and photo applications.
• Experience with continuous integration and test automation practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage software development programs for Media Intelligence.
• Deliver customer-facing client-side software features or projects from concept through delivery.
• Lead major cross-functional software projects.
• Work directly with software engineers and machine learning researchers to deliver features across Apple platforms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level