At Apple, the business problem is to lead the iCloud Mail, Calendar, and Contacts User Experiences team to drive product innovation and shape how millions of people communicate, organize, and connect every day.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in both web technologies (React, TypeScript, modern CSS) and native client development (iOS/macOS, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit)
- Experience building scalable, reliable systems that handle large volumes of user data and real-time synchronization
- Strong product intuition with understanding of email, calendar, and contact management user workflows
- Experience with email protocols (IMAP, SMTP, Exchange), calendar standards (CalDAV, CardDAV), and contact synchronization systems
- Knowledge of data privacy, security, and encryption as applied to personal information management
- Experience with accessibility standards (WCAG, VoiceOver) and inclusive design practices for efficiency applications
- Familiarity with user research methodologies specific to communication and productivity workflows
Responsibilities
- Lead engineers who are product innovators first-identifying user struggles in email management, calendar workflows, and contact organization, then proposing and building solutions that directly impact product roadmaps
- Build new interaction paradigms for leading information overload, improving cross-platform synchronization, and enabling flawless collaboration while ensuring experiences feel native and performant across iOS, macOS, and web platforms
- Bring engineering perspective to early-stage discussions about the future of personal information management, influence feature prioritization based on technical possibilities, and drive innovation initiatives that span multiple product cycles
- Encourage a culture where engineers actively contribute to product strategy while building solutions that handle the scale and reliability requirements of serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide
- Balance strategic product thinking with hands-on technical leadership, ensuring that Apple's communication and productivity suite continues to set the standard for intuitive, powerful personal information management across all platforms
- Collaborate closely with Design and Product teams as an equal voice in strategic discussions
- Influence product direction through technical expertise
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a consistent track record of driving product innovation in consumer-facing applications
- 5+ years of validated engineering management experience leading teams that actively shape product strategy for communication or efficiency tools
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence product direction through technical expertise
- Ability to present technical concepts and strategic recommendations to executive leadership
