About the Role

Apple Games is seeking a dynamic engineering manager to lead the Game Center team, driving the next generation of social and connected gaming experiences across Apple platforms. This role oversees the development of Game Kit, a core technology that empowers game developers while delivering seamless, engaging experiences for players in the new Apple Games app and gaming overlay. You'll guide a talented team working at the intersection of Apple's platform services and the games developers are creating for millions of players worldwide.

In this role, you'll balance creativity with technical rigor—translating developer feedback into solutions that align with Apple's strategic objectives. You'll work side-by-side with your manager and leaders across Apple to advocate for games as a first-class experience on our devices, ensuring our technologies resonate deeply with the global game development community. This is an opportunity to lead a talented team at the heart of Apple's gaming efforts and help define how great games are built and experienced on our platforms.

Responsibilities

As the manager of the Game Center engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Apple's gaming ecosystem—championing the needs of developers while advancing Apple's vision for exceptional player experiences. You'll collaborate closely with teams across Apple to define and deliver frameworks, APIs, and services that make it easier and more rewarding to build games for our platforms. With a strong understanding of both developer workflows and system-level architecture, you'll design and guide the creation of modern, elegant frameworks that developers love to adopt.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven ability to hire, develop, and mentor high-performing engineering teams
• Track record of delivering developer-facing or internal APIs that power great products
• Experience in the game industry, either building games or shipping technologies for game developers
• Deep passion for improving the developer experience and enabling creativity through better tools and frameworks
• Exceptional communication skills—able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Solid understanding of multithreaded concepts, concurrency, and performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with iOS or macOS development using Swift or Objective C

Equal Opportunity

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.