Apple
Sr. Manager, Automation & Tools - Camera & Photos
$268K–$402K
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted May 21, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in software engineering, automation, or developer productivity tooling; 5+ years leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is a plus.
About the job
Leads the Camera & Photos automation and tools organization, building systems and AI-enabled workflows that improve engineering productivity, software quality, and delivery at scale.
What you'll do
- Set automation and tooling strategy; build tools that reduce manual work and improve test coverage and reliability.
- Drive agentic AI adoption for test creation, debugging, validation, and workflow orchestration; scale CI/CD for imaging pipelines.
- Partner across engineering, QA, and infrastructure; establish improvement metrics and hire, mentor, and grow the team.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, automation, or developer productivity tooling.
- 5+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Strong background in test automation, CI/CD systems, or large-scale developer infrastructure; track record improving engineering velocity and product quality at scale.
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycles in complex, cross-functional environments; excellent communication and ability to influence senior technical and product leaders.
Nice to have
- Experience with imaging systems, camera pipelines, media processing, AI/ML in engineering workflows, simulation, synthetic data, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or developer platforms.
- Hands-on experience with modern AI systems, including LLM-based agents and workflow orchestration.
Pay
$267,800 and $401,700 (USD, base salary)
Tools
CI/CD, LLMs, agents
AI focus
Drive adoption of agentic AI systems for test creation, debugging, validation, and workflow orchestration; integrate AI into engineering workflows.
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