Software Engineering Manager, cloudOS Core Systems

Apple • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The cloudOS Core Systems team builds and maintains system software—including runtime libraries, frameworks, and daemons—for future generations of data centers. The team provides a reliable, secure abstraction layer for managing hardware and running applications across Apple silicon hardware, including Private Cloud Compute (PCC), Apple cloud, and third-party use cases. Its server software powers Apple Intelligence.

The manager will lead engineers across low-level operating systems and services, data center services, and APIs. The role stays closely engaged with architecture, design reviews, and technical trade-offs, and partners with teams in Cupertino, Seattle, and London to deliver high-quality, privacy- and security-first features from concept to production on tight timelines. Responsibilities include hiring and developing engineers, shaping the team roadmap, and representing the team to senior leadership and partners. The position calls for strong technical depth, people-management skills, communication, self-direction, and comfort navigating uncertainty and competing priorities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in system software development, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of engineering management experience.
• A proven track record delivering complex, large-scale engineering projects across multiple teams or organizations.
• Experience building and shipping OS-level software on an operating system team.
• Experience with observability for systems at scale, including telemetry, logging, metrics, and diagnostics.
• Experience with data center platforms, such as server platforms, BMC, or hardware management software.
• BS or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to drive a strategy or project from a simple idea to production.
• Strong execution, including setting clear priorities, maintaining a high quality bar, and delivering complex projects on schedule with measurable outcomes.
• Strong technical depth, people-management skills, communication, and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for product ownership and a track record of product development.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams and drive alignment across organizations.
• Experience building operating systems, kernels, drivers, daemons, or frameworks.
• Expertise in C, C++, Objective-C, or Swift.
• Experience with hardware management and bring-up software, such as BMC, firmware, embedded software, or platform software.
• Experience with observability and diagnostics across hardware and operating systems.
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating large-scale distributed systems and networking protocols.
• Experience growing a team and leading change across multiple sites.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, security, privacy, and cryptography, including TLS, cryptographic chain of trust, data encryption at rest, Key Transparency, and end-to-end encryption.
• Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers across low-level OS and OS services, data center services, and APIs.
• Stay involved in architecture, design reviews, and technical trade-offs.
• Partner with teams in Cupertino, Seattle, and London to deliver features from concept to production.
• Drive the team's technical roadmap and software delivery.
• Hire, grow, develop, and retain engineers.
• Shape the team's roadmap and represent the team to senior leadership and partners.
• Set clear priorities, maintain a high quality bar, and deliver complex projects on schedule with measurable outcomes.
• Drive strategies and projects from initial ideas through production.

What This Job Offers

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