Apple

Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Apple Ads

Apple$150K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on technology management experience
  • 10+ years of experience with scalable microservices and data-driven platforms
  • Experience building SDKs and reusable components
  • Strong fundamentals in computer science with modern programming languages (Java/Scala/C++)
  • Expertise in NoSQL datastores like Cassandra and ElastiCache
  • Proficiency in data processing technologies (Kafka, Spark, Flink)
  • Experience with on-premise and hybrid cloud system scaling
  • Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • BS/MS/PhD in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of engineers to develop distributed services at scale
  • Collaborate with product owners to design and implement new capabilities
  • Drive the creation of tools, frameworks, and components to enhance platform scalability
  • Coordinate with global engineering teams to support core capabilities of search advertising
  • Partner with other Apple teams to manage third-party integrations
  • Ensure the highest quality in software delivery to customers
  • Cultivate a results-oriented, Agile environment for the team.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a high visibility role within mobile advertising
  • Lead a talented engineering team in a cutting-edge field
  • Collaborate with global teams and diverse stakeholders
  • Engage in the development of scalable and impactful advertising solutions
  • Access to resources and support from one of the largest tech companies.
Full Job Description
The growing Apple Ads engineering team is seeking an experienced, hands-on manager to lead our Apple Ads engineering team. The team is responsible for full stack, distributed systems software development that is used by advertisers and developers. This is a high visibility role in our mobile advertising space.

In this role you will lead a talented team of engineers focused on architecting, creating and delivering new capabilities to our Search advertising products. We are looking for a results-oriented and versatile leader who can excel in an Agile environment. You will work closely with product owners, leading a team of engineers to design, develop, and implement solutions, including leveraging open source, and building tools, frameworks, and components that will enable us to improve and scale our platform.

Description

You will lead a team of engineers adept at building massive distributed services at scale and with the highest quality to our customers. You will work closely with your peers and other engineering teams in across the globe to build and support the core capabilities of our Search advertising ecosystem. You will also partner closely with teams across Apple to deliver and support third party integrations.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years hands-on technology management experience

10+ years of industry experience building scalable micro services and data driven platforms

Experience building SDKs, platforms and re-usable components

Strong computer science fundamentals, and hands-on experience with modern programming languages (e.g., Java/Scala/C++)

Expertise in NoSQL datastores (e.g., Cassandra, Keyspaces, ElastiCache)

Proficiency in data processing technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Flink )

Experience building and scaling systems across on-premise, and hybrid cloud environments

Strong technical leadership skill with proven experience architecting, developing, releasing and supporting mission critical services

Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal with technical and non-technical multi-functional teams

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, or related field; experience designing, building, maintaining, and extending production ecosystems at scale.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in advertising industry is a huge plus!

Knowledge of Compliance and/or Finance would be an advantage.

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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