Senior Engineering Manager, Agentic AI & Reasoning

Position: Senior Engineering Manager, Agentic AI & Intelligent Reasoning
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Team:
Software and Services, Machine Learning and AI

Location:

Santa Clara;
Seattle Posted:
Summary Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, contributing to the values that lead to great work. Every new idea has the potential to become an extraordinary product, service, or customer experience. The AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms team builds the foundational intelligence powering Siri, Apple Intelligence, Spotlight, Safari, and intelligent experiences across the Apple ecosystem.

Description We are seeking an exceptional Senior Engineering Manager to lead the engineering organization responsible for Agentic AI and Intelligent Reasoning. This team is building the next generation of AI systems capable of understanding complex user intent, orchestrating multi-step reasoning, retrieving and synthesizing knowledge, and delivering deeply personalized, accurate, and trustworthy experiences. You will lead a world-class organization of machine learning engineers, software engineers, and applied scientists developing agentic AI frameworks, reasoning systems, planning engines, memory architectures, and orchestration platforms that enable Apple's AI experiences to solve increasingly sophisticated user problems while maintaining Apple's industry-leading standards for privacy, reliability, and user trust.

Minimum Qualifications MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience leading engineering organizations delivering large-scale AI, machine learning, or distributed systems in production.

Proven track record of delivering complex AI platforms from research through production at large scale.

Strong experience in large language models, conversational AI, intelligent agents, reasoning systems, or advanced machine learning platforms.

Demonstrated success leading cross-functional organizations and defining long-term technical strategy while executing complex engineering programs.

Preferred Qualifications Deep expertise in agentic AI architectures, autonomous agents, reasoning systems, planning algorithms, tool use, memory architectures, multi-agent systems, and orchestration frameworks.

Strong engineering and R&D experience in large language models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), long-context reasoning, chain-of-thought optimization, reinforcement learning for LLMs (RLHF, RLAIF), model alignment, and advanced context techniques.

Experience building systems for multi-intent understanding, multi-hop reasoning, deep research, evidence synthesis, complex workflow execution, and personalized AI experiences.

Experience designing scalable evaluation systems for reasoning quality, factuality, grounding, personalization, safety, agent reliability, and user experience.

Demonstrated ability to translate cutting-edge AI research into high-quality consumer products serving billions of users.

Excellent product vision, strategic thinking, and business acumen with the ability to balance long-term innovation with rapid execution.

Outstanding leadership, communication, and organizational skills with a passion for developing world-class engineering teams and fostering a culture of innovation and engineering excellence.

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 $254,400 and $381,600, 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…