Apple

Senior Engineering Manager, Agentic AI & Intelligent Reasoning

Apple$175K — $210K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, NLP, or a related field.
  • 8+ years leading engineering teams in large-scale AI or distributed systems.
  • Proven record of delivering complex AI platforms from concept to production.
  • Strong background with large language models and conversational AI systems.
  • Experience in defining long-term technical strategies and executing engineering programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a high-performance team of engineers and scientists in AI development.
  • Drive the architecture and design of agentic AI frameworks and reasoning systems.
  • Develop personalized and trustworthy AI experiences for users worldwide.
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration to achieve technical innovation and success.
  • Ensure all engineering solutions align with Apple's standards for privacy and reliability.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and holidays.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Collaborative work environment focused on sustainability and innovation.
Full Job Description
We are seeking an exceptional Senior Engineering Manager to lead the engineering organization responsible for Agentic AI and Intelligent Reasoning. This team is building the next generation of AI systems capable of understanding complex user intent, orchestrating multi-step reasoning, retrieving and synthesizing knowledge, and delivering deeply personalized, accurate, and trustworthy experiences. You will lead a world-class organization of machine learning engineers, software engineers, and applied scientists developing agentic AI frameworks, reasoning systems, planning engines, memory architectures, and orchestration platforms that enable Apple's AI experiences to solve increasingly sophisticated user problems while maintaining Apple's industry-leading standards for privacy, reliability, and user trust.

Minimum Qualifications

MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, or a related technical field.

8+ years of experience leading engineering organizations delivering large-scale AI, machine learning, or distributed systems in production.

Proven track record of delivering complex AI platforms from research through production at large scale.

Strong experience in large language models, conversational AI, intelligent agents, reasoning systems, or advanced machine learning platforms.

Demonstrated success leading cross-functional organizations and defining long-term technical strategy while executing complex engineering programs.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep expertise in agentic AI architectures, autonomous agents, reasoning systems, planning algorithms, tool use, memory architectures, multi-agent systems, and orchestration frameworks.

Strong engineering and R&D experience in large language models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), long-context reasoning, chain-of-thought optimization, reinforcement learning for LLMs (RLHF, RLAIF), model alignment, and advanced context techniques.

Experience building systems for multi-intent understanding, multi-hop reasoning, deep research, evidence synthesis, complex workflow execution, and personalized AI experiences.

Experience designing scalable evaluation systems for reasoning quality, factuality, grounding, personalization, safety, agent reliability, and user experience.

Demonstrated ability to translate cutting-edge AI research into high-quality consumer products serving billions of users.

Excellent product vision, strategic thinking, and business acumen with the ability to balance long-term innovation with rapid execution.

Outstanding leadership, communication, and organizational skills with a passion for developing world-class engineering teams and fostering a culture of innovation and engineering excellence.

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.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
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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