Engineering Program Manager - Developer Productivity (Testing)

at Apple

Location

Cupertino, United States of America

Compensation

$172k–$259k USD

Type

full time

Posted

3/11/2025

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Job description

In this role you will be the central hub bringing together different teams from within Apple. Responsibilities include:

Creating and maintaining detailed project plans, schedule, and status documentation for our initiatives.

Bringing together and collaborating with large cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Serving as a liaison to communicate information regarding requirements, changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information.

Present and communicate new feature initiatives, top issues, risks, and critical achievements to executive leadership.

Driving focus to critical path deliverables and track execution of dependencies.

Coordinating complex and highly dependent groups of changes through our build and integration systems.

Proactively identifying risks to software delivery, developing mitigation strategies, and facilitating resolutions.

At least 5 years of experience in program or project management in software development
Knowledge of software engineering standard methodologies and related dependencies
Strong leadership skills including ability to build trusting relationships and influence others
Excellent spoken and written communication with the ability to tailor communication style to multiple audiences

Bachelor's degree in software development management, software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
Build and Release Engineering / Release Management
Project Management experience in software development life cycle Understanding of software build pipelines, merging, test systems and methods, and the delivery of codeContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Analytics (splunk/Tableau preferred)
Knowledge of operating system internals architecture skills and experience
Organization and multi-tasking skills with attention to detail

Engineering Project Managers (EPMs) are one of the secrets to Apple’s success in delivering impactful customer experiences across its vast ecosystem. We bridge organizational boundaries and drive cross-functional collaboration, enabling teams to surpass what they might achieve on their own and expanding the possibilities of what we can build as a company.

The Tools & Frameworks team aims to deliver the next generation of products, services, and tools that will empower developers inside and outside Apple to be at their most creative and efficient. We are looking for an experienced, energetic, motivated individual with great technical curiosity and genuine passion for delivering complex, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment.

In this capacity, you will collaborate closely with software engineering leaders focused on developer productivity to enable strategic alignment on goals, priorities, and execution across multiple teams. At the same time, you will drive large cross-functional projects spanning these teams.You will be responsible for project planning, tracking, execution, and reporting, while also overseeing service qualification, deployment, and operations. You will proactively identify, prioritize, and drive resolution of program issues by presenting new feature initiatives, top issues, risks, and critical achievements to executive leadership.

The ideal candidate must have excellent communication and organization skills, a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle, and solid experience running a cloud service end to end. Nimble planning for large-scale projects is key, along with the ability to think on your feet to tackle issues all while being the central point of contact between teams. Familiarity with components of computer architecture and operating systems as well as test technologies and CICD is a plus.

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 $172,100 and $258,600, 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

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.