Software Engineering Manager - Keyboard UI, Input Experience

Apple’s keyboard is one of the most-used software applications in the world, enabling users to type billions of messages every day. Our team creates the keyboard and text editing experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including features such as AutoFill, QuickPath, QuickType, Writing Tools, etc., as well as shared text input technologies that empower text entry on all Apple platforms—iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS—including frameworks and developer APIs.

We are looking for an enthusiastic engineering manager to lead the team, supporting our current experiences while also building the next generation of Keyboard and Text Input—one that is intuitive, personal, and inclusive of the world’s many languages and cultures, all while respecting each userʼs privacy.

Description

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of developers working on text input-related projects to implement features that enable typing on all of Apple’s platforms.
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Privacy, and Marketing to navigate cross-functional challenges and bring the next generation of input experiences to all Apple customers.
• Build and grow a strong, diverse team, foster a healthy team culture, drive process improvements, and support team members’ career growth.
• Drive and deliver innovative input solutions that take advantage of state of the art machine learning and hardware capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams (as an engineering manager or tech lead) with a proven track record of shipping software across the full product lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing for Apple’s platforms in Objective-C and/or Swift
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience or interest in keyboard/text input concepts across different languages, such as Auto-Correction, composition, and transliteration
• Experience or interest in software internationalization or localization
• Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and coding standards
• Understanding or interest in non-English languages
• Familiar with various QA & testing approaches, with a strong focus on high-quality software
• Motivated to improve Apple’s products and deliver a high quality experience to customers
• Pay & Benefits

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 $206,200 and $356,400, 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.

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