Apple

Senior Engineering Program Manager, On-Device ML

Apple$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in leading cross-functional teams in product, project, or program development.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Experience delivering large-scale engineering products or platforms with a focus on machine learning and data analytics.
  • Skilled in translating business needs into technical roadmaps and communicating with executive stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess user needs and create feature roadmaps for optimal user experience.
  • Proficient in using data and metrics to guide decision-making and recommend actions.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to develop and deliver complex software platforms.
  • Coordinate with various teams across Apple to enhance end-to-end device capabilities.
  • Gather and analyze user needs to inform feature development.
  • Develop and maintain technical roadmaps that align with business objectives.
  • Utilize data metrics to monitor projects and drive successful outcomes.
  • Proactively triage and prioritize issues in fast-paced, ambiguous situations.
  • Foster collaboration and trust across engineering and business teams.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic and innovative technology environment.
  • Collaborate with leading experts in machine learning and software engineering.
  • Get opportunities to shape and influence technology strategy at a high level.
  • Engage in a culture that values independence and proactive contributions.
  • Access to resources for professional growth and community building.
Full Job Description
Description

We're looking for a strong Engineering Program Manager with a proven record of building and

maintaining complex software platforms, tools, and processes that deliver new end-to-end

experiences on-device. You will partner with teams across Apple and deliver some of the most

ambitious capabilities for executing machine-learned features on Apple hardware.

If you are the type of person that feels a personal stake in everything that you work on, have a

strong sense of ownership, thrive in fast-paced environments with lots of ambiguity, enjoy

working with complex technologies, know how to foster strong relationships, build trust, and

work for the success for the entire team, then you will be a strong match for our team. We want

to talk to you!

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years in a role leading cross-functional teams in product/project/program development.

BS/MS (EE/CS/CE), or a related technical field.

Proven track record of delivering large-scale engineering products or platforms involving machine learning, data processing, and data analytics tools at Internet scale, including experience with ML training (e.g. train/test, evaluation, measurement), data processing pipelines, large-scale and high-throughput backend services, and/or user-facing applications that use those services and deliver measurable business or product value.

Ability to engage with business partners, translate needs into technical roadmaps, and deliver and effectively communicate and partner with executive stakeholders.

Passionate about delivering the best user experience to internal users by actively surveying user needs and translating requirements into a feature roadmap.

Ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, make recommendations, and drive actions.

Self-motivated, independent, and proactive; demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities; can quickly (real-time) triage, prioritize, and lead cross-functional teams under pressure.

Effective and clear communication and presentation skills, written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior program management or engineering experience in Machine Learning training or inference technologies.

Experience using objectives and key results to drive product outcomes.

Experience building technical communities across organizational boundaries.

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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