Software Development Engineering Manager (Device Management)

Apple • San Diego, CA

97d

About The Position

As the Engineering Manager for the Declarative Device Management team, you will lead a team of dedicated engineers while driving the technical vision and execution of declarative device management solutions. You'll balance hands-on technical leadership with people management, ensuring your team delivers innovative OS-level functionality while growing their careers. Your team's work directly impacts how organizations configure and manage Apple devices without compromising the exceptional user experience Apple is known for. You'll collaborate with leadership across multiple engineering teams throughout Apple, from system and Apple's App Store apps to low-level OS infrastructure. As most system components require management capabilities, you'll build partnerships across the company while representing your team's technical needs and contributions. You'll be responsible for project planning, resource allocation, and ensuring your team delivers high-quality solutions that delight education and enterprise customers globally.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading iOS, macOS, or systems-level development teams.
• 7+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in Swift or Objective-C.
• Proven track record of shipping complex software products and frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Apple development technologies including CoreData, libdispatch, XPC.
• Experience with concurrent programming, multi-threading, and distributed systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience managing teams working on device management, security, or enterprise technologies.
• Hands-on experience with MDM, Declarative Device Management, or similar enterprise mobility solutions.
• Experience recruiting and building diverse, high-performing engineering teams.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical community leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of engineers building device management solutions for Apple products.
• Drive the technical vision and execution of declarative device management solutions.
• Balance hands-on technical leadership with people management.
• Ensure the team delivers innovative OS-level functionality while growing their careers.
• Collaborate with leadership across multiple engineering teams at Apple.
• Build partnerships across the company to represent the team's technical needs and contributions.
• Responsible for project planning and resource allocation.
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality solutions for education and enterprise customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees