Software Engineering Manager, G&A Solutions Engineering

Imagine what you could do here at Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. What inspires you? Building exceptional teams and solving complex business challenges through technology? At Apple, the G&A (General & Administrative) Solutions Engineering within Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) is dedicated to transforming enterprise systems that power critical business functions across the company. We partner with business organizations across Apple to deliver innovative technology solutions that streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and enable Apple's business to scale. Our systems are the backbone of Apple's corporate operations providing the tools and platforms that keep the business running smoothly and efficiently every day.

We're looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to lead our backend engineering teams powering critical Finance and Enterprise Systems. In this pivotal role, you'll guide talented engineers across multiple global locations to build and scale the systems that drive Apple's enterprise operations. You'll shape technical strategy for mission-critical applications, architecting solutions using micro-services, modern data stores, and cloud-native technologies. As both a technical leader and people champion, you'll foster a culture of excellence, mentor world-class engineers, and deliver secure, scalable solutions that power Apple-scale finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Leads and mentors distributed engineering teams across multiple global locations to deliver mission-critical Finance and Enterprise systems.
• Drives technical strategy and architectural decisions for microservices-based backend systems, APIs, and data integrations.
• Partners with Finance and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Establishes and enforces best practices for security, authentication, authorization, and compliance across all systems.
• Builds high-performing engineering teams through hiring, career development, and fostering an inclusive culture across geographies.
• Oversees system reliability, performance optimization, and operational excellence for databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB) and cloud infrastructure.
• Guides technical decisions on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes deployments, and DevOps tooling.
• Manages resource planning, project prioritization, and cross-functional dependencies to ensure the timely delivery of business objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend development background
• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing distributed teams across multiple geographies
• 5+ years working with enterprise databases, including MySQL, Oracle, or MongoDB
• Hands-on experience with micro-services architecture and modern backend development practices
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration with Kubernetes
• Proven experience with API design, data feed architectures, and system integration patterns
• Solid knowledge of authentication, authorization, and software security principles
• Experience partnering with Product Management, Finance, Security, and executive stakeholders
• Domain expertise in Finance and/or Enterprise Systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of building and scaling engineering organizations from the ground up
• Deep understanding of financial systems, compliance requirements (SOX, PCI-DSS), and audit controls
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and GitOps practices
• Strong architectural skills with experience making build-vs-buy decisions and technology selections
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and asynchronous processing
• Familiarity with observability platforms (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana) and SRE practices
• Experience driving technical migrations (monolith to microservices, on-prem to cloud, database migrations)
• History of developing senior engineers into technical leads and managers

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.