The Creativity Apps team needs your help shaping the next generation of creative editing tools by working on state-of-the-art technologies to surprise and delight creative pros and enthusiasts alike. You’ll be working with the world-class teams behind Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, iMovie, Pixelmator, and GarageBand to create next-generation tools for creators!
Ready to join us? We are looking for an experienced engineering manager who is a passionate creator to manage this impactful team. In this role, you’ll work with world class creatives, designers, and engineers to help innovate in the creative space in ways that only Apple can.
In this role, you will directly manage a team of engineers building new intelligent features for Apple's creative application suite. You will partner closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver polished, innovative features built on UIKit, AppKit, and modern Apple frameworks. Day-to-day, you will balance hands-on technical engagement with first-line people leadership, including hiring, coaching, and growing the engineers on your team.
Hands-on experience with creative application development, document-based apps, or rich editing experiences on Apple platforms
Familiarity with on-device machine learning integration or intelligent creative tooling within consumer apps
Skilled in navigating cross-functional organizations and aligning designers, product managers, and partner engineering teams around a shared technical direction
Experience contributing to or consuming first-party Apple frameworks, or meaningful knowledge of Apple platform internals
Prior experience managing engineers through significant platform transitions, such as SwiftUI adoption or framework migrations
3+ years of engineering management experience with direct responsibility for a team of individual contributor engineers
Deep expertise in iOS and/or macOS application development using UIKit and/or AppKit
Proven experience delivering complex, consumer-facing Mac and iOS apps from concept through App Store release
Strong background in software architecture, app frameworks, and UI systems at production scale
Track record of building cohesive, high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced product environment
Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions across multiple workstreams with appropriate autonomy
Proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C, with a clear sense of what high-quality Apple platform code looks like
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.
