Apple

Engineering Program Manager, Demo Production Engineering

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years as an Engineering Program Manager (EPM) or Technical Program Manager (TPM) managing complex programs
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Expertise in driving intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning across multiple initiatives
  • Proficient with Splunk, Snowflake, and Tableau for dashboard and metric design
  • Hands-on experience with Apple devices across various platforms

Responsibilities

  • Lead the global planning and execution of demo experiences at 500+ Apple Stores
  • Establish operational processes and governance frameworks for effective cross-functional collaboration
  • Bridge business and engineering teams to develop actionable technical solutions
  • Drive prioritization and roadmap planning for concurrent initiatives
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into clear engineering specifications and delivery plans

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with industry leaders
  • Opportunity to influence customer-facing technology integration
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and product releases
  • Engagement in innovative projects that shape retail experiences
  • Growth and development opportunities within a globally recognized company
Full Job Description
The Retail Technology, Production Engineering team prototypes and builds demo experiences that bring devices to life across Apple stores globally. Every new Apple product entering the retail demo pipeline passes through our hands. In collaboration with our partners, we compose demo bundles and refresh interactive campaigns throughout the year, making stores fun, fresh and relevant. Every device a customer picks up, and every screen a customer sees in an Apple Store reflects the precision and care this team puts into every build.

We are looking for an Engineering Program Manager to lead the global planning and execution of customer-facing demo experiences across 500+ Apple Stores worldwide. You will operate at the intersection of retail strategy and engineering execution, driving intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning for multiple concurrent initiatives that span hardware, software, services, and retail operations. You will establish the operational processes, governance frameworks, and cross-functional rhythms that align Engineering, Product, Marketing, Creative, and Business stakeholders on what matters most. You will bridge business and engineering - translating ambiguous requirements into actionable technical solutions and delivery plans, and influencing executive stakeholders through prioritization, tradeoff analysis, and data-driven recommendations.

5+ years as an EPM or TPM driving complex, multi-disciplinary programs delivered against non-negotiable hardware-software release schedules. Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience Proven ability to drive intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning across 10+ concurrent initiatives with competing executive priorities and shared engineering resources Experience translating ambiguous business and creative requirements into engineering specs, delivery plans with risk mitigated Hands-on experience with Splunk, Snowflake and Tableau: dashboard design, metric definition, and partnering with engineers on instrumentation Hands-on experience with devices spanning multiple Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS) Hands-on fluency with Agile and Scrum methodologies. Proven track record of introducing or maturing program rituals (sprint planning, stand-ups, retros, status cadences). Direct experience program-managing Marcom production pipelines, interactive campaign activations, 3D asset creation pipelines, game engines (Unity, Unreal), demo apps, digital builds and in-store creative deployments at fleet scale, including direct management of both external creative vendors and an internal production team delivering against globally localized launches (multi-country, multi-language)

Experience using AI to improve workflows and effectiveness Program-managing NPI launches tied to hardware release calendars across multiple product families, including pre-release disclosure environments. Experience program-managing content or software delivery to globally distributed retail or field environments (500+ sites, multi-locale, OTA distribution)

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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