Apple Data Platform (ADP) serves as a foundational building block for Apple’s Services, Software, and AI/ML ecosystem, providing advanced data governance, compliance, and scalable data management. We are seeking a Senior Engineering Leader with a passion for delivering scalable, secure, and user-friendly infrastructure to power Apple’s Data and AI platforms.
Requirements
- Expertise in AI/ML workload orchestration and scheduling, with a focus on optimizing resource allocation for large-scale training, inference, and data processing pipelines.
- Experience leveraging GenAI agents and tools to optimize infrastructure deployment, automate efficiency initiatives, and enhance developer and operational productivity.
- 12+ years of software development experience in Data and/or AI platform infrastructure, with a proven track record of building and operationalizing solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, serverless computing, and container orchestration.
- Demonstrated success driving data/AI infrastructure cost efficiency through observability, attribution, and collaboration with service, customer, and SRE teams.
Responsibilities
- Drive the overall strategy, design, and execution of the ADP Data and AI Infrastructure Platform.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and partner teams to deliver integrations, ensure compliance, optimize cost efficiency, and enhance user experience.
- Partner with internal product and customer teams to shape the platform roadmap and accelerate platform adoption across Apple.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, providing guidance, feedback, and career development opportunities.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Identify opportunities to contribute strategically to open-source communities and represent Apple’s leadership in data and AI infrastructure.
- Own and drive key initiatives in cost efficiency, business and system observability, cost attribution, and capacity management.
Other
- 10+ years of engineering management experience, including leading, mentoring, and scaling high-performing technical teams.
- Strong leadership in cross-functional collaboration, driving alignment across engineering, product, and business teams to accelerate adoption and execution.
- BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
