Apple Games is seeking a dynamic engineering manager to lead the Game Center team, driving the next generation of social and connected gaming experiences across Apple platforms. This role oversees the development of GameKit, a core technology that empowers game developers while delivering seamless, engaging experiences for players in the new Apple Games app and gaming overlay.
Requirements
- Experience with iOS or macOS development using Swift or Objective C is preferred but not required.
- Solid understanding of multithreaded concepts, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the development of GameKit, a core technology that empowers game developers while delivering seamless, engaging experiences for players in the new Apple Games app and gaming overlay.
- Guide a talented team working at the intersection of Apple’s platform services and the games developers are creating for millions of players worldwide.
- Translate developer feedback into solutions that align with Apple’s strategic objectives.
- Collaborate closely with teams across Apple to define and deliver frameworks, APIs, and services that make it easier and more rewarding to build games for our platforms.
- Design and guide the creation of modern, elegant frameworks that developers love to adopt.
- Deliver developer-facing or internal APIs that power great products
- Enable creativity through better tools and frameworks
Other
- Proven ability to hire, develop, and mentor high-performing engineering teams
- Experience in the game industry, either building games or shipping technologies for game developers
- Deep passion for improving the developer experience and enabling creativity through better tools and frameworks
- Exceptional communication skills-able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
