Description

Description

As a Data Engineering Manager, you and your engineering team will guide the evolution of our data products to meet the challenges of increasing scale and complexity, ensuring that solutions are both reliable and performant. You will lead your team in delivering high-quality systems while staying actively engaged in technical problem-solving and design. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading or mentoring engineers and analysts, designing scalable data systems and products, and building data models for reporting and analytics. You will be well-versed in leveraging traditional ETL/ELT and data generation technologies, with a deep understanding of distributed data storage and processing frameworks such as Spark, Kafka, EMR, cloud data warehouses, and Hadoop.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group of engineers focused on rapidly developing, scaling, and supporting data products for online and offline consumption by business and analytic stakeholders, while remaining actively engaged in technical problem-solving and solution design.
• Define and incorporate best practices in storage, processing, and copy/synchronization appropriate for the scale and maturity of our data products.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand needs, align priorities, and translate them into effective data solutions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to prototype new concepts and deliver end-to-end systems in an agile setting.
• Produce high-quality systems with strong reliability and scalability.
• Requires a strong understanding of the intersection between business, analytics, and engineering, resulting in a proactive approach that emphasizes reusable solutions to improve efficiency and time-to-insight.
• Must be able to work in a constantly evolving environment and perform optimally in a sprint-based, agile development setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing teams of software engineers and analysts
• Solid background in computer science, mathematics, or similar quantitative fields with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience
• Demonstrated expertise in practical applications of data warehousing concepts, methodologies, and frameworks using various distributed technologies such as SparkSQL, PySpark, Java, Scala, Hadoop, Kafka, Snowflake, and Vertica
• Proven ability to design for multiple cloud environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
• Hands-on experience with SparkSQL, Hive, Druid, Cassandra, Solr, or other big data query engines
• Deep understanding of modern data architectures at scale, especially serving data as a platform in support of data science teams
• Advanced skills using one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)
• Proficiency in applying data encryption and data security standards
• Expertise in modern table formats such as Apache Iceberg and file formats such as Parquet
• Knowledge of visualization tools such as Tableau and ThoughtSpot

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to a business-focused audience
• Passion for reinforcing and enriching an engineering team culture that drives engagement and satisfaction
• Most importantly, a sense of humor and an eagerness to learn

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 $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 .