Sr Engineering Program Manager, Streaming Media

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Apple's Audio & Media Technologies group provides the media, graphics, and audio software foundation across all of Apple's innovative products — from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch to Apple TV+, Apple Music, Home Pod, and Mac. The Streaming Media team is looking for an experienced Engineering Program Manager to lead software projects across first- and third-party initiatives that reach hundreds of millions of people every day.

You will bring strong program management fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and a passion for building exceptional technology with a talented, collaborative team. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and partnerships — shaping how media is delivered and experienced across Apple's entire ecosystem. If you're energized by complexity, thrive in cross-functional environments, and want your work to directly impact how the world streams music, video, and audio — we'd love to hear from you.

We build the technology that enables the modern streaming landscape — the protocols, frameworks, and platform capabilities that power billions of media experiences each day. Along the way, we partner with industry leading third parties to create a powerful, open ecosystem for our users.

As an EPM on this team, you will own and drive:

• Project leadership:
  Define, own, and maintain project plans for the Streaming Media team using the methodology best suited to each initiative (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
• Roadmap development:
  Build and steward a multi-year roadmap of feature commitments that balances engineering capacity, partner priorities, and product strategy.
• Cross-functional alignment:
  Drive clear, consistent communication between media engineering teams and their partners across Apple, including platform, product, design, and operations.
• Execution:
  Lead cross-functional software implementation for supported teams and features, from kickoff through delivery.
• Visibility & reporting:
  Track and communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to a range of audiences, from engineering leads to senior executives.

• 8+ years of Project / Program Management experience in a high-tech environment
• Experience delivering software features or products to external customers from concept through launch
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
• Has demonstrated success in leading major, cross-functional software projects
• Ability to quickly develop working knowledge of technical concepts across a wide range of domains
• Experience distilling complex engineering situations into clear, accurate, and actionable summaries
• Technical proficiency in one or more of: audio, video, graphics, or AI/ML
• Demonstrated success in driving software projects through all phases of the SDLC — requirements, design, implementation, testing, and release with multiple shipped products or features as evidence

• Experience with software development for consumer media platforms — mobile, media players, or IPTV
• Familiarity with audio/video streaming technologies including content playback, codec (encoder/decoder) compression, content protection (DRM), and CDN-based video distribution

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $172,100 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your…