CloudKit Client Engineering Manager

Cupertino, California, United States
Software and Services

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200577611
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish. This is your chance to put a dent in the Universe. You will work with elite teams globally who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end-users. Apple is looking for a hardworking individual who will bring their software engineering experience to the Apple Services Engineering team. You will work closely with many teams throughout Apple, from our client and server teams to the security and privacy teams and, of course, numerous internal adopters of CloudKit.

Description

We are the Apple Cloud Services organization. We build the APIs and SDKs in front of Apple’s cloud, allowing the smooth and private synchronization of petabytes of data on all Apple devices. As we grow our teams, we are looking to bring in an engineering manager to lead the team that focuses on Sharing and Encryption technologies within the CloudKit team. We focus on the privacy and security of users’ data while building simple yet powerful developer experiences. This position will involve close collaboration with many teams throughout Apple. You will need to lead a strong team of engineers and help architect, design, and implement core parts of CloudKit, including public APIs, internal frameworks, and daemons. You will need a strong understanding of what makes a great API, in general, but also a keen interest in security and privacy.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams
  • 5+ years of demonstrated ability as a software engineer working on Apple platforms
  • Experience with unit testing
  • High-level understanding of end-to-end systems
  • Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams
  • Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Passion for quality and attention to detail
  • Ability to work with incomplete requirements and to balance multiple priorities
  • Ability to independently learn new technologies
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree, or above, in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building system-level frameworks and APIs
  • Understanding of cloud storage solutions similar to iCloud
  • Ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people
  • Effective project management abilities

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

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