Software Engineering Manager, ASE Commerce Engineering

Apple • New York City, NY

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About The Position

At Apple, we make products that change people's lives. The Apple Media Products Engineering team is behind the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books — the storefronts and services hundreds of millions of customers reach for every day. Within AMP, the Commerce team owns the systems that handle purchases and subscriptions for those customers and for the developers who build on our platforms. We're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a small team in Commerce. If you like the idea of running a team that ships work people actually feel: a smoother checkout, a subscription that just works in a new country, a billing system that holds up on launch day, this is a great place to do it. You'll encounter hard problems, talented teammates, and the kind of scale that's rare to find anywhere else. The Engineering Manager leads a team of software engineers building and operating server-side commerce systems at Apple. You'll be responsible for the team's technical direction, delivery, and growth. Day to day, that means partnering with your engineers on design and execution, working across AMP and partner orgs to land roadmap commitments, and investing in the people on your team enabling them to do the best work of their careers. This is a hands-on management role. You'll stay close to the code through reviews, design discussions, and at times direct contributions. You must be a credible technical partner to your team and be able to spot when something's off.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1 to 2 years managing engineers directly or as a project lead.
• Production experience with Java and service-oriented architectures.
• Current enough technically to review code, weigh in on design, and contribute directly when needed.
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (Cassandra or similar) and data modeling.
• Have shipped and operated RESTful services at scale, and understand what eventual consistency actually means for the systems you run.
• Comfortable making calls with incomplete information and explaining the reasoning afterward.
• Strong written and verbal communication; can run a productive design review and a productive 1:1.
• BS/BA in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• MS is a plus but not required.
• Experience managing teams that own commerce, payments, billing, or subscription systems.
• Track record of developing engineers, helping mid-level ICs grow into senior roles and senior ICs into broader scope.
• Track record of re-platforming or scaling a system that was buckling under growth.
• Familiarity with the regulatory and tax considerations that come with running a global commerce platform.
• Some exposure to frontend or UX work, enough to collaborate well with client teams.
• Experience working across time zones and with distributed teams.
• Comfortable presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 3 to 5 software engineers, with a focus on career development, 1:1s, feedback, and performance.
• Own delivery for your team's roadmap, from scoping through production rollout, and keep partners informed when plans change.
• Guide technical direction on commerce, tax, accounting, and reporting systems, working with senior engineers on architecture and trade-offs.
• Stay hands-on with the codebase through reviews and, when the situation calls for it, direct contributions.
• Partner with product, design, program management, and peer engineering teams to shape and ship features.
• Raise the bar on operational health: on-call, incident response, performance, and the kind of code quality that pays off two years from now.
• Coach engineers on their careers, give honest feedback, and create room for them to take on bigger problems.
• Make decisions when the path isn't obvious, and bring your team along on the reasoning.
• Protect customer trust by holding the line on privacy and security in everything the team builds.

What This Job Offers

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