Wi-Fi Software Engineering Manager, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Summary

Join Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems and lead the team that drives innovation that matters. We build and seamlessly integrate technologies that enrich people’s lives and deliver the absolute best user experience. As the engineering manager for the Wi-Fi Peer to Peer software development team, you’ll shape the technical direction and grow the people who make decisions influencing the peer to peer connectivity experience on products used by hundreds of millions of people every day, across the world. If you want to combine deep Wi-Fi technical expertise with the responsibility of building and leading a high-performing engineering team, we may have the role for you.

Description

This role is responsible for leading a team of software engineers who refine existing features and develop new capabilities within the Wi-Fi peer to peer stack, addressing both new and existing use cases across Apple’s product lineup. You’ll set technical direction for the team, including leveraging cutting-edge AI and machine learning tools to improve product quality and streamline development and triage processes. The position requires driving cross-functional projects involving collaboration with teams inside and outside Apple, while also owning people-management responsibilities — hiring, mentoring, career development, and performance management for your team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and retain a team of software engineers, setting clear goals and providing regular coaching and career development
• Own the roadmap and technical direction for key Wi-Fi peer to peer features, balancing short-term fixes with long-term architectural health
• Build professional relationships and trust among key cross-functional stakeholders across hardware, firmware, carrier, and vendor teams
• Take a holistic view of customer issues and guide the team toward smart, scalable solutions deployed to large user populations
• Drive planning, prioritization, and execution rigor across multiple concurrent projects
• Represent the team in cross-org reviews and decisions, and escalate/resolve blockers on the team’s behalf
• Champion engineering best practices, code quality, and the adoption of AI/ML tooling to improve velocity and triage efficiency

Minimum Qualifications

• You have experience managing or leading a software engineering team, with a track record of growing engineers and delivering through others
• You’re experienced in wireless connectivity SW development
• You have experience delivering SW features on large-scale deployments, and maintaining and polishing shipped software over multiple years
• You have experience with Swift/C/C++, Python, data interpretation, and telemetry
• Deep IP networking knowledge
• Experience using AI/ML to enhance product quality and streamline development and triage processes
• Strong ability to thrive in a collaborative environment, communicate clearly, and drive multiple projects across teams
• You’re laser-focused on the smallest details that are meaningful to our customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated curiosity, courage, innovation, and discipline, both personally and in how you cultivate it in your team
• You have experience with Wi-Fi
• Prior experience building or scaling a team within a large organization
• You’re obsessively passionate and inquisitive, seeking to tackle everyday problems in innovative ways — and able to instill that mindset in a team

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 $237,600 and $401,700, 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. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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