Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Test Engineering & Efficiency

Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 15+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Apple devices have revolutionized how people live, connect, and work. It’s not by chance! By thoughtfully blending beautiful, premium hardware with intuitive, innovative system software, we design and build a uniquely impactful intelligent user experience. We are looking for a leader to improve the way our software development and testing process works for our intelligence platform. Work with an energetic, hard-working, fun team of managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver an amazing intelligence platform, tools, and quality process so that Apple can deliver the best experiences on the planet!

Description

In this role you will be responsible for managing and providing leadership for a developer tools and quality engineering team, partnered closely with a team that helps deliver on key platform components for Apple Intelligence. You will contribute to our roadmap, platform strategy, resource planning, and own delivery of platforms, services, and support. You should be experienced in making data-driven decisions and exhibit a strong desire to continuously improve developer experience and customer experience that impacts thousands of developers and hundreds of millions of customers.

You will foster relationships across Apple and facilitate communication between cross-divisional
groups. You should feel comfortable communicating project status to leads and executives, presenting in program sponsorship reviews, and be proficient giving product demos.

As an ISE Sr. Engineering Manager, you will help measure and improve the software development lifecycle through direct and indirect leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
15+ years of professional engineering experience
10+ years of building and managing engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing multiple teams including other managers
Passionate about Quality, Automation, and Efficiency
Proven track record of delivering infrastructure and developer focused tools and automation
Demonstrated ownership of large cross-functional and multi-team projects
Direct experience managing project status and expectations with stakeholders
Proven technical leadership (including ML experience), hiring, education, and team mentorship
Strong verbal, written communication, and organizational skills

About this role

Summary

Lead test engineering, automation, and developer tools teams to improve software quality and efficiency

Job title

Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Test Engineering & Efficiency

Experience level

15+ years

Minimum experience

15+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Must be based in Cupertino; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

software engineeringautomationproject managementcommunication

Preferred skills

MLleadershipcross-functional projectsmentorship

Specializations

test engineeringautomationdeveloper toolsquality
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City