Software Engineering Manager - Games at Apple

Seattle, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Leadership, API Development, Game Development, Developer Experience, Communication Skills, Analytical Skills, Debugging Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, Multithreading, Concurrency, Performance Optimization, iOS Development, macOS Development, Swift, Objective C

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Apple Games is the home of gaming on Apple’s platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. Join the Game Services Framework team to help us build the developer-facing technologies that drive discovery, engagement, and connectivity for games in the Apple ecosystem. We have an exciting roadmap of features supporting games ranging from mobile, to indie, to AAA, and interacting with a wide variety of operating system areas. Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, and the App Store. Our products operate at a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment to more than 150 countries in over 35 languages. The engineers on our team build secure, end-to-end solutions. We develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. We use those systems to build out delightful and easy-to-use customer experiences for our media services. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and multi-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here. DESCRIPTION Apple Games is seeking a dynamic engineering manager to lead the Game Center team, driving the next generation of social and connected gaming experiences across Apple platforms. This role oversees the development of GameKit, a core technology that empowers game developers while delivering seamless, engaging experiences for players in the new Apple Games app and gaming overlay. You’ll guide a talented team working at the intersection of Apple’s platform services and the games developers are creating for millions of players worldwide. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Proven ability to hire, develop, and mentor high-performing engineering teams Track record of delivering developer-facing or internal APIs that power great products Experience in the game industry, either building games or shipping technologies for game developers Deep passion for improving the developer experience and enabling creativity through better tools and frameworks Exceptional communication skills—able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills Solid understanding of multithreaded concepts, concurrency, and performance optimization PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with iOS or macOS development using Swift or Objective C is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead the Game Center team to drive the next generation of social and connected gaming experiences across Apple platforms. Oversee the development of GameKit, empowering game developers and delivering engaging experiences for players.