Engineering Manager, Apple Infrastructure

About Crunchyroll

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About the Role

We areseeking

an experienced Engineering Manager, Apple Infrastructure to lead the development and maintenance

of the shared systems, tools, and pipelines that power our iOS, tvOS, and visionOS applications. This role is pivotal in

driving the technical vision, roadmap, and operational excellence

of our Apple platform infrastructure. You will

lead an accomplished group of engineers focused on scalability, reliability, performance, and developer efficiency — enabling our feature teams to deliver

best-in-class

experiences to millions of users.

As the Engineering Manager, Apple Infrastructure, you will

mentor, inspire, and grow

the team while ensuring we deliver robust

, high-quality infrastructure that supports business

goals and technical standards. You will have

ownership over platform-wide systems, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and alerting

solutions, and developer tooling. You will

be a key

contributor to strategic technical decisions and will partner closely

with engineering leadership to shape the future of our Apple ecosystem.

This is a hybrid position and we are considering applicants for the location(s) of Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA. You willreport to the Director

of Engineering, Apple.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day
  operations of the infrastructure engineering team and manage agile
  ceremonies such as grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Lead and mentor
  a team of engineers to adopt and maintain best practices, platform architecture standards, and scalable infrastructure solutions, fostering
  a collaborative work environment.
• Define and execute
  the roadmap for shared Apple platform infrastructure, ensuring alignment with
  business objectives
  and the needs of dependent feature teams.
• Work closely
  with stakeholders
  and cross-functional
  teams to gather requirements, prioritize improvements, and communicate project progress and operational updates.
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and budgeting to ensure delivery of infrastructure initiatives
  .
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and performance monitoring solutions to optimize
  development velocity and product stability.
• Drive
  operational excellence
  by managing system incidents, performing root
  cause analyses, and implementing long-term preventative measures.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and lead performance optimization efforts across the Apple platform stack.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings with team members to provide feedback, support career development, and maintain high team morale and productivity.
• Lead hiring and onboarding efforts to attract top infrastructure talent and expand the team's capabilities.

Key

Qualifications

• Proven
  experience managing infrastructure or platform engineering teams, preferably
  in the Apple ecosystem (iOS, tvOS, visionOS).
• Strong
  technical background in CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, CircleCI) and automation best practices.
• Hands-on experience with build systems, dependency management, and artifact distribution for Apple platforms (e.g., Xcode Cloud, Fastlane, xcframeworks).
• Proficiency with monitoring
  and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus) and alerting best practices.
• Deep understanding of
  performance profiling, crash reporting, and optimization strategies for Apple applications.
• Strong
  incident management skills, including root cause analysis and postmortem facilitation.
• A track record of
  mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Exceptional communication skills
  for collaborating with technical and non-technical
  stakeholders
  .
• Familiarity with modern agile
  practices and a track record of
  delivering infrastructure initiatives
  on time and within budget.

Why you will

love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will

also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

• Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus
  earning potential, paid annually.
• Flexible time off
  policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
• Generous medical, dental, vision
  , STD, LTD, and life insurance

• Health Saving Account HSA program
• Health care and dependent care FSA

• 401(k) plan
  , with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit

• Support program for new parents
• Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly
  !

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll’s Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

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$200,000

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$250,000 USD

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