Compute Runtime Senior Manager Role

People at Apple don't just build products. They craft the kind of experiences that have revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people and their ideas inspire innovation in everything we do. Do you love crafting elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Can you intrinsically see the importance of every detail? At Apple, the Compute organization is responsible for designing and building the foundational pieces of our data center software. In the Engineering Manager role, you will collaborate with senior technical talent and leaders across Apple to build and deploy forward-looking Compute platforms that support Apple products and services. We are seeking an Engineering leader to lead & grow engineering and research initiatives to help build key Compute and orchestrion services within Apple Cloud.

Description

You will lead highly performant teams that will research, align, architect, drive, and build solutions to support Apple Cloud Engineering efforts with a specific focus around Kubernetes backed compute offerings. You will oversee all aspects of our cloud compute services, including infrastructure, software, and operations (in close collaboration with our SRE partners), with a specific emphasis on optimizing Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, Containers, and Batch Workloads.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance our cloud compute capabilities, aligning them with Apple's overall business strategy and applying your expertise in Virtualization, Containers, and Batch technologies.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a successful team of engineers, architects, and specialists. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture within your organization.
• Technical Oversight: Provide technical expertise and guidance on cloud computing architectures, systems design and performance optimization. Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of these platforms.
• Multi-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams, including SRE, product management, program management and customer support, to deliver exceptional customer experiences and deliver optimized solutions.
• Project Management: Manage complex projects, including major initiatives and product launches, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, technologies, and standard processes in cloud computing. Protect our intellectual property and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience
• Deep experience working on Container internals
• Experience working across one or more platforms focused on Virtualization, Batch or container technologies.
• Familiarity with all aspects of software development from architecture to deployment and maintenance
• Understanding of cloud computing architectures, systems design and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and distributed systems concepts
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in Go (Golang) and Swift in a systems context

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux system programming
• Development experience in one or more of: Cloud security, Container / Linux Kernel security and API security
• Experience troubleshooting and diving into metrics to identify resource contention and bottlenecks
• Experience designing benchmarks and load tests to characterize performance and establish scalability models
• Development experience with container orchestration systems such as Docker, Kubernetes or Mesos is a plus
• Development experience in combination of virtualization and container technologies to build a cloud native hypervisor (KubeVirt, Kata, Firecracker, macOS Virtualization Framework) is a plus
• Systems programming experience on Darwin with Swift is a plus
• Knowledge of algorithms and distributed system architectures.
• Programming Linux system virtualization based on Libvirt, QEMU, KVM Understanding of various shared networked storage solutions (iSCSI, NFS, cluster file systems) is a plus
• Strong systems programming skills and knowledge of operating system fundamentals.

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 $198,300 and $342,800, 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

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Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA

Job ID: apple-200622638-0836

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-27T19:14:02