Privacy Data Collection Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Apple scores A on the Alion truth index.
The ASE Privacy team’s goal is to help Apple achieve its commitment to privacy as a fundamental human right. Working across Apple we support feature development, develop new privacy techniques and provide systems integral to delivering on that user-privacy promise.
Our teams build the Apple-scale privacy preserving data collection systems that power the Apple products and services you know and love. Come join a passionate and skilled group of developers that care deeply about engineering for scale and user-privacy.
Description
This manager is responsible for leading the team that enables data collection from billions of devices worldwide while preserving the user-privacy promises we make to our customers.
The team's platform underpins a broad range of data collection needs - from device telemetry and understanding customer interactions with Apple's applications, to powering partner reporting for the third-party developers and content providers whose work is woven throughout Apple's services.
You will set technical direction, manage execution, and grow engineers while balancing long-term platform investments with the immediate needs of product teams. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking and collaboration with teams across our organization as well as an understanding of privacy challenges.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a team at the heart of Apple's data collection strategy - operating at true Apple-scale while navigating one of the most consequential challenges in technology: preserving user privacy in a constantly evolving regulatory and technical landscape.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated success developing talent, setting clear goals, and building high-performing teams
Experience driving product features, functional specifications, and development schedules
Experience developing and leading teams that build large distributed systems
Proven collaborator with a history of delivering results through and with partner teams
Ability to represent team, technology and roadmap to senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience with user privacy and regulations such as CCPA, DMA or GDPR
Experience in data and platforms, familiarity with batch and streaming technologies
Excellent communication skills and the proven ability to express technical ideas to both technical and non-technical partners
Proficiency in high-level languages such as Java, JavaScript or TypeScript