Engineering Manager - GenAI, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)

As an Engineering Manager on the Applied Machine Learning team, you will lead a team of software engineers building tools and platforms at scale that power Apple's enterprise GenAI efforts. You'll be responsible for the technical execution and delivery of a GenAI platform with distributed compute, storage, ingestion, and inference. You'll be working with a team of software engineers and machine learning engineers to build RAG and Agentic platform components. If you have a deep understanding of distributed systems, generative AI, a strong engineering background, and leadership experience, then this role may be a great one for you! In this role, you will lead and mentor forward-thinking engineers and will own related activities and interactions with teams across Apple. You will work cross-functionally with key internal partners, researchers, product teams, and platform engineers to develop and deliver our products. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of experience working on distributed systems 6+ years of experience in a management or leadership role Deep understanding of GenAI fundamentals Deep understanding of Java, C, C++, or similar programming language Deep understanding of distributed systems like Flink, Spark, NoSQL, etc. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications Track record of leading teams and delivering complex AI projects from conception to production Strong communication skills Understanding of LLM inference and deployment Understanding of RAG and Agentic systems Past experience leading a scalable platform team