Proven experience leading a platform engineering, developer experience, or software tooling organization as a formal engineering manager or technical lead Additionally, minimum 5 years of experience as a SW engineer Track record of applying product-minded thinking to infrastructure or developer tooling - making build-vs-buy decisions grounded in developer impact, not just technical possibility Strong background in engineering-aware program management, with the ability to understand and navigate the full idea-to-shipped-code lifecycle Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders Demonstrated ability to evangelize new technologies or platforms internally, driving adoption and shifting engineering cultureExperience specifically in a Platform Engineering Lead or Developer Experience (DevEx) Lead role with direct responsibility for internal tooling ecosystems Familiarity with SRE principles, on-call culture, and reliability engineering as applied to internal developer platforms Skilled in translating developer productivity metrics and qualitative feedback into compelling strategic narratives for leadership Deep expertise in AI/ML developer tooling, LLM integration patterns, or MLOps infrastructure at scale Hands-on experience with developer platform technologies such as CI/CD orchestration, internal IDPs (Internal Developer Platforms), or AI-assisted code tools. Own the team's roadmap from ideation through delivery, ensuring alignment with broader engineering and AI optimization Partner with senior engineering and operations stakeholders to identify high-leverage developer pain points and prioritize platform investments accordingly Partner with cross-Apple leadership teams to maintain visibility into their roadmap and technical direction, channeling relevant learnings back to Apps to prevent duplicative investment Evangelize AI developer tooling capabilities internally, building awareness and adoption across engineering teams Establish and communicate a clear vision for developer experience and platform reliability that earns organizational trust Represent the team in cross-functional forums, presenting strategies, trade-offs, and outcomes with clarity and conviction Mentor and develop engineers across consulting and platform support disciplines, fostering a collaborative, high-accountability team environmentDemonstrated AI proficiency, with hands-on understanding of how AI tools and platforms fit into modern Application software development workflows, as well as having led the implementation of AI into software development processes.