Engineering Program Manager, App Store, Apple Services Engineering

Team overview

Role description

• Lead delivery of business-critical features for the App Store ecosystem.
• Coordinate feature pipelines with Engineering, Product, Design, QA, Legal, Privacy, Trust & Safety, Operations, and other organizations.
• Drive large cross-functional projects and features for Apple Developer and customer experiences.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across scope, requirements, timelines, resource allocation tracking, stakeholders, communications, and risks.
• Define business, functional, and reporting requirements, often writing them directly.
• Improve how App Store features are built and executed.

Minimum qualifications

• At least 5 years of technical program and/or project management involving complex server/client interactions.
• Track record of building products through collaboration across product, design, engineering, QA, operations, and other stakeholders.
• Technical background in software application architecture and development is helpful.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field, or at least 5 years of comparable experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Strategic thinking, problem solving, and ability to structure ambiguous or conflicting inputs into action plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to own and complete multiple tasks with minimal oversight, with motivation and accountability.
• iOS app development experience is a major plus; game development or games-industry experience is an added plus.
• Experience using AI tools to optimize recurring tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Past programming experience is a bonus.

Compensation

• Apple states a base pay range of $130,200–$195,600; the description does not specify the pay cadence.
• Compensation depends on skills, qualifications, experience, and location; the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, or relocation.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and services, and possible reimbursement for certain career-related education expenses.
• Employees may be eligible for discretionary stock programs, subject to applicable terms and eligibility.