Software Engineering Manager, Retail Engineering

Apple, Inc.

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple, Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Security, Bridge Building, Communication Skills, Customer Relations, Distributed Computing, Engineering, Engineering Management, Java, Leadership, People Management, Retail, Retail Management, Software Engineering, System Operations, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Threat Modeling
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
1 day ago
**Role Number:** 200661678-0157**Summary**Apple Retail is where our products & customers come together. Within Retail Engineering, the Financing and Retail Services team builds and operates the backend systems that power some of the most critical online and store experiences worldwide.As a Backend Engineering Manager on this team, you will lead a group of backend engineers responsible for systems that must be reliable, secure, and accurate at a global scale. You will bring deep hands-on engineering expertise alongside strong people leadership, driving technical strategy while staying closely engaged in architecture, design, and execution.**Description**You will lead a team of backend engineers building the distributed systems and services that power Apple Retail's store operations and customer-facing experiences. Your team's work sits at the core of how Apple Stores function. The services your team builds must be reliable, secure, and scalable to support millions of customer interactions every day. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that demands deep expertise in building distributed & highly secure systems at scale, paired with the ability to inspire a team and shape a long-term technical vision.You will work in close partnership with product teams to translate customer and business needs into backend systems that are robust, extensible, and built to last. Your ability to bridge the gap between how engineering decisions shape the customer journey will be central to how you lead and influence.**Minimum Qualifications**+ Technical Experience: 10+ years of backend engineering experience+ Leadership Experience: 5+ years of people management experience, including hands-on technical leadership+ Primary Language: advanced proficiency with Java or equivalent+ Security Expertise: Strong understanding of application security principles - secure API design, secrets management, least-privilege access, and threat modeling+ Systems Expertise: Distributed systems, high-scale, fault-tolerant design**Preferred Qualifications**+ Experience building and operating backend systems in retail, commerce, or consumer-facing technology environments where scale, availability, and customer trust are paramount.+ Strong executive communication and influencing skills.+ Experience in leading and developing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, dynamic, and innovative environment.+ Experience in leading significant technology transformations.

About the Company

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Apple, Inc.

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs