Software Engineering Manager, Partner & Release Management

Apple Cloud Infrastructure team builds and operates large-scale platform services that power Apple's hybrid cloud environment. We are a fast-moving team at the forefront of crafting Apple's cloud infrastructure, delivering a seamless, secure, and reliable foundation for Apple's services including iCloud, iTunes, Siri, and Maps.

We are seeking a seasoned and collaborative Engineering Manager for Partner Integrations to lead cross-functional partnerships and drive the quality and automation strategies that underpin our cloud platform delivery.

Description

As the Integration Engineering Manager, you will serve as the central coordination point between Apple's platform engineering teams - including Compute, Kubernetes, Application Security, and Service Mesh - and the broader engineering organization. You will ensure that partner team integrations are well-defined, properly governed, and delivered with the highest standards of reliability and quality.

You will own the full lifecycle of partner integration engagements: from initial scoping and API/contract definitions through delivery, validation, and production rollout. You will also be responsible for building and maturing release automation pipelines and quality engineering practices that span these integrations.

We are looking for an engineering leader who thrives in ambiguous, cross-organizational environments, brings strong technical judgment, and is passionate about creating repeatable, scalable processes that enable engineering teams to move faster and safer.","responsibilities":"Serve as the primary integration lead and point of contact for partner engineering teams, including Compute, Kubernetes, Application Traffic Management, ensuring alignment on APIs, contracts, and integration milestones.

Define and drive integration strategies across partner teams, establishing clear ownership, interface agreements, and escalation paths.

Lead planning and prioritization to ensure timely and effective delivery of cross-team commitments. Own quality engineering practices for partner integrations, including integration test strategies, contract testing, failure mode analysis, and acceptance criteria definition.

Build and mature release automation pipelines that support continuous integration and delivery across integration touchpoints, reducing manual toil and increasing release confidence.

Collaborate with technical program managers, senior engineers, and partner team leads to define roadmaps and resolve cross-team dependencies.

Set technical direction for integration patterns, tooling, and automation frameworks through active participation in architectural design and code reviews.

Partner with the recruiting team to identify and hire exceptional engineering talent to grow the integration engineering function.

Manage and mentor team members through regular one-on-ones, career development planning, and performance evaluations, fostering a supportive and high-performing environment.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, reliability, and engineering excellence across integration and quality disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Kubernetes, Open Stack, service mesh technologies (e.g., Envoy, Istio, Linkerd) and their integration into platform ecosystems.

Broad experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.

Experience building or scaling quality engineering functions including automated integration testing, chaos engineering, or contract testing frameworks.

Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to drive alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, meet aggressive deadlines, and drive complex cross-team initiatives to completion.

Experience with infrastructure-as-code and platform automation tooling.

Minimum Qualifications

8 years of hands-on experience in software development.

5 years of experience in a technical leadership or engineering management role with people management responsibilities.

Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional integration programs involving multiple partner engineering teams.

Proven track record working with infrastructure or platform teams in areas such as Compute, container orchestration (Kubernetes) or networking.

Strong understanding of integration patterns, API design, and distributed systems.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and quality engineering practices.

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