Job Description
Summary
The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And we do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high standard for quality and excellence, to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.
Description
We are looking for an experienced leader with a track record of developing people, processes, and teams. You have a track record of driving quality through tools, systems, and automation, and possess a background in software development and machine learning. You are also a team player, eager to collaborate and establish partnerships with other quality and engineering organizations.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience leading quality engineering organizations.
- Track record building and operating scalable, effective automation systems.
- Strong technical leadership and keen architecture sense.
- Honed practice of recruiting and developing employees, setting clear direction and goals, and establishing effective teams.
- Experience leading distributed teams across cultures and locations.
- High value for teamwork, collaboration, and driving cross-functional alignment. Comfortable influencing without control.
- Strong practice in stakeholder management.
- Ability to drive clarity in the midst of ambiguity.
- Superb communication skills. Ability to convey complicated concepts concisely, and tailor messaging to different audiences.
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, such as computer science, engineering, or mathematics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience planning and leading software release cycles.
- Experience with server-side API testing.
- Machine learning experience.
- Experience with data quality and big data technologies (e.g. Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink).