Software Engineering Manager – Developer Publications

Apple • Cupertino, CA

4h

About The Position

The documentation engineering team is responsible for creating developer tools
and framework-level support for the documentation workflows in Xcode and the
developer website. We're looking for a software engineering manager to manage
our Cupertino based Platform engineering team – the team is responsible for the
services, Xcode integrations, and work on DocC - Apple's open source
documentation compiler - that power documentation both internally and externally
at Apple. The ideal candidate wants to tackle big problems, has a vision for the
product, and cares about getting the little details right. As a manager on this
team, you will be responsible for leading the design, development and delivery
of features and products that 3rd party developers and Apple engineers will use
every day. This is an excellent opportunity to work with us to build an
extraordinary development team and deliver high quality products. We are looking
for an individual with a strong desire to learn. Nobody is expected to have
experience with all the skills below, we value candidates from all experiences
and backgrounds. Please don’t hesitate to apply if you don’t meet all of the
below criteria.

DESCRIPTION

This will be your opportunity to be part of a highly motivated team who build
first-class developer tools and apply them in innovative ways. Our team is
diverse, dynamic and passionate about the products we build. Your

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role managing software engineering teams
• Prior experience as a software engineer with a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers.
• Experience with project planning and resource allocation
• Experience shipping high quality user facing products and features
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics (or equivalent experience)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with: Xcode, Swift and developing for Apple’s platforms
• Experience fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Ability to understand problems and designs at a very low level, with the expectation to contribute to and challenge decisions related to architecture, development, and operational processes
• Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams about various engineering topics such as system architecture, detailed design, APIs, project schedules, testing strategies, etc.

Responsibilities

• Participation in product development discussions, mapping functional requirements to a technical design and project schedule
• Tracking delivery schedules and related dependencies
• Writing detailed architecture and design proposals
• Communication with external teams on various aspects such as technical design, project schedule, and project status
• Participation in design and code reviews produced by engineers
• Driving quality improvement initiatives and processes
• Growing the team by hiring great and diverse engineers
• Providing growth opportunities by mentoring / coaching engineers in the team

What This Job Offers

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