Software Manager, Siri Audio

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

The Siri Media Experience team at Apple is looking for a hands‑on engineering manager to lead the development of Siri’s customer‑facing features for music, podcasts, and other audio content. Build a vision, create a roadmap, and lead the team to make your vision a  ready to make something great when you come here. Dynamic, inspiring people and innovative, industry‑defining technologies are the norm  people who work here have reinvented and defined entire industries with our products and services.

The same passion for innovation also applies to our business practices - strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. You should join the Siri Media Experience team if you want to help deliver the next amazing Apple product.

The Siri team is looking for someone with a combination of strong technical skills and a desire to build exceptional customer experiences. In this position, you will play a key role in the overall success of Siri by hiring, designing and managing product engineering functions related to Siri’s Audio features while also acting as a lead engineer, tackling meaningful engineering problems.

This includes maintaining the existing Audio features available on iOS, macOS, watch

OS, vision

OS, tvOS & Home Pod, while also developing a priority roadmap of new intents and customer‑facing features. You should also have experience using data and analytics to make user experience investment decisions.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree/experience
• 5+ years of industry experience building and leading a team of high‑performing software engineers
• Leadership skills necessary to build, manage and develop a team around a unified vision
• Ability to create and execute on a multi‑year technical and product feature vision
• Social communication skills with expertise in distilling complicated topics to a broader audience
• In‑depth development experience with server‑side languages, web services, and applications

• Experience integrating data and services from multiple providers
• Experience with AI technologies including natural language processing and machine learning
• In‑depth, hands‑on experience with Java, Swift, or Objective‑C and related technologies

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 $198,300 and $342,800, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note:

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.