Senior iOS Engineering Manager - AI Adoption
Apple
Software Engineering, Other Engineering, Data Science
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 262,500-393,800 / year + Equity
Posted on May 8, 2026
“I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, ‘What was Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind?’ it will be about health.” – Tim Cook, 2019 The Health SW team is a diverse, talented, and passionate group of engineers working at the center of Apple’s strategy to improve how people manage their health. We believe the latest AI development tools can enable more creative engineering work while building higher quality products faster. We are seeking an exceptional engineering manager to lead engineering efforts to support and accelerate our adoption of AI technologies within our development workflow.
In this role, you'll set the technical direction for a portfolio of tools and services to support AI powered development: from skills, CLI tools, workflows and novel agentic systems that serve both human developers and autonomous systems. You’ll be responsible for a focused and talented team of engineers delivering these tools and services, as well as supporting the broader engineering org as we adopt and iterate on new tools and workflows. This role requires both hands on technical depth with AI systems and iOS codebases, and proven leadership managing high performance teams and leading groups through transitions. You will partner with EPMs, peer engineering managers and senior leadership to manage your roadmap and deliver outstanding results.
- Build and lead a team to deliver necessary tools and services to support AI assisted development within Health SW
- Identify and drive prioritization of product and internal tooling work to unlock the benefits of AI assisted development across the Health SW organization
- Coordinate with other teams at Apple to align our approach to AI adoption and influence the direction of central efforts to meet Health SW needs
- Develop deep connections to our engineering team to understand pain points, address concerns about AI adoption and validate solutions
- Establish and maintain excellent engineering standards, both in core deliverables and through the AI tools and services deployed by the team
- Recruit, mentor and maintain engineering talent with expertise in AI and iOS development workflows
- Work with leadership to gain support for your vision and roadmap for AI adoption in Health SW
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience including Apple platform technologies like iOS & macOS frameworks, Swift/Objective-C, Xcode, etc
- 5+ years managing engineering teams that design complex software systems
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
- Demonstrable experience leading cross-functional projects that have had a tangible impact on the direction of the org
- Strong organizational skills and experience working on large multi-functional teams
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals, object-oriented programming, and design skills
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Extensive engineering experience with one or more Apple platforms - iOS, watchOS, macOS
- Experience leading software engineering teams through change