Engineering Program Manager, App Store, Apple Services Engineering

Cupertino,California,United States

Software and Services

For over a decade, the App Store has proved to be a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps. The App Store makes it easy for users on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch to discover and download apps, games, and sticker packs. The team continues to innovate the platform - which is home to over 2 million apps in over 40 languages and 175 regions around the world— each created using our own software development kit and services! All those apps mean the store takes billions of requests from more than 500 million visitors every week across iOS, macOS, tvOS, iPadOS, watchOS and visionOS platforms. To deliver such a rich experience at this scale, Program Managers partner with Engineering, Design and other cross-functional partners to build high-performance systems backed up by robust testing. In a world where apps have become essential in people’s daily lives, the App Store team has become essential to Apple’s business!

Description

As an Engineering Program Manager for the App Store team, you will influence and lead the delivery of business critical features built for the App Store. We’re looking for individuals with a proven track record of shipping complex customer facing projects under demanding timelines. To succeed, you take responsibility for project and encourage the team to do their best work. Good presentation skills are not enough; you tend to be exceptional at working with a variety of personalities, adapting your approach and message to keep the project on track and the entire project team moving as a single unit. The best Program Managers are inherently curious, digging deep to understand what customers need, how the technology of the store itself works and critical facets for any important decision. With your inquisitiveness as a strength, you will thrive as a Program Manager on the App Store because we are constantly doing things that have never been done before, and that, after all, is what makes this an amazing place to work.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management in software development involving complex client/server architecture.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical proficiency in software architecture and development.

• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and logical structuring abilities with clear ability to turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid action plans.

• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization. Strong facilitation skills (requirements sessions, design meetings, progress and status meetings).

• Proven experience in authoring technical specs.

• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive multiple tasks to completion with minimal oversight, showing strong self-motivation and accountability.

• Experience with iOS app development on UI features with design team is a major plus.

• Experience working on Trust and Safety or legal and regulatory initiatives.

• Bonus points for past programming experience.

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar technical field or at least 5+ years of comparable experience.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $165,500 and $293,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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