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Apple

Engineering Manager, Creative Apps

$185K–$356K

Cupertino, California +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026

Location
Cupertino, California
Vancouver, Washington
Experience
3+ years of engineering management experience; no alternative stated.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Leads engineers building intelligent, full-stack features for Apple’s creative apps, balancing technical direction and delivery with people management.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow an engineering team building creative application features across multiple workstreams.
  • Plan and deliver features with product, design, and cross-functional partners; manage technical risks, quality, and timelines.
  • Represent team technical decisions and promote engineering best practices.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years of engineering management experience with direct responsibility for individual-contributor engineers.
  • Deep iOS and/or macOS app development expertise using UIKit and/or AppKit; proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C.
  • Experience delivering complex consumer-facing Mac and iOS apps from concept through App Store release, with production-scale architecture and UI systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

  • Experience with creative, document-based, or rich editing apps on Apple platforms; familiarity with on-device machine learning or intelligent creative tools.
  • Experience with Apple frameworks or platform internals, cross-functional alignment, or managing platform transitions.

Pay

$206,200 and $356,400 (base salary); $185,400 and $320,700 (base salary)

Tools

UIKit, AppKit, Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI

AI focus

Manage engineers building intelligent features for Apple creative apps; on-device machine learning integration or intelligent creative tooling is preferred.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)