Apple
Secure IPC Manager- Core OS
$206K–$356K
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years managing a systems software or infrastructure engineering team.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads a team developing secure, low-level IPC infrastructure and sets technical direction for security initiatives across Apple operating systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop an engineering team, including hiring and retaining talent.
- Own technical direction, delivery, roadmaps, and risk management across concurrent initiatives.
- Collaborate with security, kernel, platform architecture, and other teams.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years managing a systems software or infrastructure engineering team.
- Direct experience with low-level systems software, IPC mechanisms, or security-critical infrastructure; deep understanding of operating system fundamentals.
- Deep understanding of C; knowledge of Swift, Objective-C, or C++; and experience with UNIX systems and low-level IPC primitives.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of compiler design, implementation, or toolchain development.
- History of delivering complex initiatives on schedule amid shifting requirements and skill in cross-team status reviews, escalations, and alignment meetings.
Pay
$206,200 and $356,400 (base salary range)
Tools
C, Swift, Objective-C, C++, UNIX
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