Software Engineering Manager, cloudOS Core Systems

The cloudOS Core Systems team is looking for an energetic, hands-on technical leader to join us as a manager.

You will be part of a team that builds and maintains system software such as runtime libraries, frameworks, and daemons that will power the next generations of data centers. We provide one reliable, secure abstraction layer so clients can manage hardware and run applications across different Apple silicon hardware, including Private Cloud Compute (PCC), Apple cloud, and 3P use cases. Our work sits at the intersection of cloud services, software experiences, and future Apple silicon. We deliver the server software that powers Apple Intelligence. We are seeking a deeply experienced software engineering manager who stays close to the technology to help drive our technical roadmap and software delivery.

Description

Our team abstracts the management of Apple silicon hardware (APB, BMC and compute node), the OS platform functionality workloads need on the compute node, and observability across hardware and clients.

As a technical manager, you will lead a team of engineers across the stack, from low-level OS and OS services to data center services, and APIs. You will stay close to architecture, design reviews, and trade-offs, and partner with teams in Cupertino, Seattle, and London to deliver high quality, privacy- and security-first features on tight timelines, from concept to production.

You will hire and grow engineers, shape the team's roadmap, and represent the team to senior leadership and partners. You should be motivated, comfortable with uncertainty and competing priorities, and an excellent communicator. This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong technical depth, exceptional people management skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of proven excellence in system software development, or equivalent experience

3+ years of engineering management experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale engineering projects across multiple teams or organizations.

Experience building and shipping OS-level software on an operating system team, with observability for systems at scale (telemetry, logging, metrics, and diagnostics) and datacenter platforms (server platform, BMC, or hardware management software)

BS or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Self-directed: the ability to drive a strategy or project from a simple idea to production

Proven track record of strong execution: setting clear priorities, holding the team to a high quality bar, and consistently delivering complex projects on schedule with measurable outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

Passion for product ownership and track record of product development

Proven ability to coordinate the efforts of multiple teams and drive alignment across organizations

Experience building operating systems, kernels, drivers, daemons, frameworks

Expertise and proficiency in C, C++, Objective-C, or Swift

Experience with hardware management and bring-up software, such as BMC, firmware, or embedded and platform software, and with observability and diagnostics across hardware and OS

Experience with designing, implementing and operating large scale distributed systems and networking protocols

Experience growing a team and leading change across multiple sites

Knowledge: Networking Protocols, Security, Privacy, Cryptography (TLS, cryptographic chain of trust, data encryption at rest, Key Transparency, end to end encryption)

Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers