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10 Apple engineering leaders
These ten current and former Apple engineering leaders have run hardware, chip, operating system, services and app engineering groups as senior vice presidents, vice presidents and directors. Readers can learn how Apple divides engineering responsibility across devices and software and how its leaders plan and staff major programs.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Myrick
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering, Core Runtimes · Apple
Senior Director of Engineering, Core Runtimes at Apple since September 2025; his headline describes him as a Senior Director for OS Kernel and Runtimes. At Apple he was also Director of Engineering, Core Runtimes (2025), Director of Engineering, Platform Services & Operations (2021–2025) and Senior Engineering Manager, Mac Platform (2016–2020).
Bryan Yeargin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Apple
Senior Director of Engineering at Apple since October 2023, leading Apple Services Engineering Architecture, Developer Experience and Platforms development. He was Director Of Engineering at Apple (2020–2023) and held the role Apple Media Products Architecture and Velocity (2014–2023).
Carlos Ribas
LinkedInExperience: VP, Hardware Engineering · Apple
VP, Hardware Engineering at Apple since March 2007, a current role based in Cupertino, California, and categorized under Engineering and Technical at the president/vice president level. The profile shows 19 years and 6 months in the role, and it is the only work row in the listing.
Dan Riccio
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering · Apple
Former Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering at Apple (2012–2021), then Vice President, Engineering at Apple (2021–2024). His other Apple roles shown include Vice President, iPad Division (2010–2012), Vice President, Product Design (2000–2010) and Senior Director, Product Design (1999–2000).
Filip Krsmanovic
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Mobile Apps, Mobile Commerce, and Messaging Apps · Apple
Director of Engineering - Mobile Apps, Mobile Commerce, and Messaging Apps at Apple since October 2017, heading an organization spanning customer-facing Mobile Apps, Commerce/Retail/Point Of Sale Apps and Messaging Apps that the profile says is 500+ strong. He was Senior Engineering Manager - Mobile Apps and Mobile Commerce at Apple (2013–2017).
Fletcher Rothkopf
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering · Apple
Vice President of Engineering at Apple since July 2026, after serving as Vice President of Product Design (2025–2026). At Apple he was also Senior Director of Engineering, Vision Products Group (2019–2025), Director of Product Design, Vision Products Group (2016–2019) and Director of Product Design, WATCH (2015–2016).
Johny. Srouji
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Hardware Technology · Apple
Senior Vice President, Hardware Technology at Apple since December 2015. His other Apple roles shown include Vice President, Hardware Technology (2013–2015), VP Of VLSI (2011–2013) and Senior Director Handheld Chips & VLSI (2008–2011). The listing also shows a Senior Vice President row at Apple from 2014 to 2016.
Jon Andrews
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Core OS Software Engineering · Apple
Vice President, Core OS Software Engineering at Apple since 2019. At Apple he was also Senior Director, Core OS, SW Engineering (2016–2019), Senior Director, Core Platform, SW Engineering (2015–2016) and Director, Core Platform, SW Engineering (2012–2015). His profile cites experience developing operating systems and core technology and porting to new hardware, as well as building teams.
Nathan Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Hardware Technology Engineering · Apple
Senior Director, Hardware Technology Engineering at Apple since March 2022, based in Cupertino. He was a Director at Apple (2017–2022) and a Sr. Engineering Manager there (2009–2017), and worked in Product Development at Ford Motor Company (2000–2009).
Yaniv Gur
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Apple
Senior Director of Engineering at Apple since December 2009, where his profile says he manages the engineering teams for products including iWork for iCloud. He was Director of Engineering at Apple (2007–2009) and Senior Engineering Manager at Apple (2001–2008), and President & Co-Founder of Blue Fish Labs, LLP (2000–2001).
Choose the right perspective
Match the leader's area, such as hardware, core operating system or services, to the technical decision you face. Weigh seniority and dates too: vice presidents can speak to organization-wide tradeoffs, while directors are closer to day-to-day execution.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do Apple engineering leaders coordinate hardware and software teams when a new device depends on both?
- 02What does Apple's engineering organization do to keep quality high as teams scale across products?
- 03How do engineering leaders at Apple decide which technologies to build in-house rather than buy or license?
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