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Software Engineering Manager, Core Services - Apple Services Engineering Seattle,Washington,United States Software and Services Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and cross-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here. The Core Services team at Apple Services Engineering (ASE) is seeking an engineering manager to lead a team that builds scalable and creative features that delight hundreds of millions of customers around the world on App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Books, Podcasts, MusicKit, iTunes etc. across multiple platforms on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Description Come join the ASE Core Services team Together, we will model content metadata into catalog and editorial entities to power all of our services, and serve these entities worldwide through our online content system and offline feeds. You will work cross-functionally to understand what content metadata is needed to power upcoming feature and then model them into cohesive entities. To enhance the online content system. you will find innovative ways to weave together various technologies to push the boundaries of the CAP theorem and think about performance in terms of median, 95th, and 99th percentile. You will develop a data transformation platform by working with various Big Data technologies to optimally deliver millions of updates to hundreds of consumers in an efficient and timely manner. You will provide feeds to partners within Apple, like Shazam and Siri, as well as partners outside of Apple to improve our integrations with 3rd party platforms. Working with 3rd party partners, you will understand their requirements and propose solutions to meet their needs. As a team leader, you will build a vision and a roadmap for the team, work with like-minded experts to develop solutions and architectures, and implement project plans to achieve these objectives. Minimum Qualifications Experience leading and growing a team, including hiring and performance management. Can provide hands-on technical leadership, including mentoring, guiding, and motivating the engineers. Experience leading complex engineering projects from inception to production. Excellent communication skills. Can effectively communicate complex ideas and make compelling arguments. Effectively collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, collaborators, partners, etc. Enjoys deep technical and product discussions. Has attention to detail and can context switch across multiple projects. Can see the big picture, set a vision, and grow the team and platform in accordance to that vision. Hands-on experience working on scalable web services and features that span multi-functional teams. Strong analysis skills coupled with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms. Experience with Big Data technologies like Spark and Hadoop ecosystem. Experience with NoSQL data stores like Solr, Elastic Search, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, Voldemort, etc. Key Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Experience with Java. Any other JVM or functional languages like Clojure is a plus. BS or MS in Computer Science, plus 10 years minimum experience in related field required. Education & Experience Additional Requirements Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,000 and $313,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. 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