Engineering Manager, Shield

The Emerging Technologies team is seeking a manager to lead the engineering team responsible for the control plane powering proxy orchestration and security controls. The candidate will work with a team of talented engineers to design and implement proxy capabilities, orchestration, and security controls across protocols such as TCP, UDP, and HTTP.

In this role, you will lead the team responsible for the control plane that powers Layer 4/Layer 7 proxies and their associated security controls. This Java-based platform is a critical infrastructure that enables secure configuration, management, and orchestration of Apple's proxy ecosystem. The platform facilitates advanced network security capabilities, including Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection against OWASP threats, DDoS mitigation, Bot Prevention, and real-time threat intelligence dissemination to safeguard Apple's services.

You will oversee the development and evolution of this platform across a polyglot infrastructure spanning on-premises data centers and public cloud environments, including GCP and AWS, ensuring reliable, scalable, and secure orchestration for mission-critical services across Apple.

Lead and manage a team of talented engineers on the team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their success.
Drive the technical vision and roadmap for the admin plane platform, ensuring alignment with broader organizational security and infrastructure goals.
Collaborate with your team members through design discussions, code and design reviews, and advocate for software development best practices across the Java J2EE stack.
Partner with cross-functional teams, including security, infrastructure, and product management, to deliver integrated solutions that meet business requirements.
Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team.
Support engineers in their career development by providing clear feedback
Coordinate execution and collaborate across teams for cross-functional projects
Work with program management for the timely delivery and deployment of the feature set
Versatile and enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack
Ensure operational excellence through monitoring, incident response, and continuous platform improvements.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
10+ years of software engineering experience, with ~5 years managing and leading engineering teams.
Strong understanding of proxy architectures, HTTP/HTTPS protocols, and security principles. Sound knowledge of TCP/IP, TLS & WAF
Experience building and managing mission-critical platforms, configuration management systems, or control plane architectures
Knowledge of authentication and authorization frameworks, security best practices, and secure software development lifecycle.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate crisply to different audiences, from engineering to the executive team
Proven track record of delivering complex, scalable systems in production environments.

Programming experience in multiple languages, including Java/J2EE, Python, Go, and scripting languages for automation. Experience in C, C++, and LUA to customize proxy engines like NGINX and Envoy
Experience with public cloud platforms: GCP, AWS. Knowledge of micro-services and containerization technologies (e.g, Kubernetes, Docker). Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with distributed systems, high-availability architectures, and fault-tolerant design patterns. Understanding of database technologies (both SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling. Knowledge of observability tools and practices (logging, metrics, tracing).
Proven ability to manage projects with on-time delivery and working experience in Agile development methodology. Innovative, thinks out of the box, and has a strong drive for excellence.
M.S or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

At Apple, new insights often become revolutionary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

The Emerging Technologies team specializes in building forward-looking, extremely scalable platforms. The team is passionate about solving challenging problems, exploring new domains, and engineering transformational solutions. The diversity of our team and thinking inspires innovation that runs through everything we do.

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 $228,100 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

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