Engineering Manager, Data Services, IS&T Ai & Data Platforms
Core
Lead the Data Services SRE organization to build engine-agnostic platform capabilities for a heterogeneous fleet of relational, distributed-SQL, document, search, and analytics engines powering Apple's critical internet services.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Builds
Engine-agnostic platform tooling for provisioning, backup/restore, observability, and self-service across hybrid-cloud environments.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure & Database Operations
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
People management, SRE strategy, cross-functional leadership, technical vision, performance engineering, datacenter architecture, compliance management, hiring strategy, executive communication
Preferred skills
Database-as-a-service control planes, hybrid-cloud data migration, organization-wide observability standards, real-time OLAP engine leadership, open-source contributions
Technologies
PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, Couchbase, OpenSearch, MongoDB, Oracle, Apache Doris, K8s, EC2, Ali Cloud ECS, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor engineering managers and technical leads; set technical vision for engine-agnostic capabilities; own organizational SRE outcomes; drive performance engineering strategy; oversee service management across bare metal, virtualized, and containerized platforms; sponsor data migration programs; guide datacenter architecture; enforce documentation standards; ensure regulatory compliance; manage headcount and budget; represent the organization in leadership reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities