Apple is becoming serious about putting itself at the center of our living-rooms

Feb 16, 2013 12:29 GMT  ·  By

Apple’s TV team is looking for an experienced engineering manager to help create the next-generation features for the company’s television initiatives.

According to the company’s job posting, the new recruit must have “creative energy and engineering discipline [in order to] bring the Apple experience to the Living Room.”

Yep, sounds like Apple is serious about taking over the living-room, just as everyone suspects.

The new recruit will need a proven track record of technical leadership, demonstrated success juggling high-priority projects, over 3 years of experience managing a software engineering team, excellent written and verbal communication skills, iOS and/or Mac OS Software Development experience, etc.

The Apple TV Software Engineering Manager will “lead a team of engineers working on exciting new features and functionality; drive releases from initial concept to completion; work closely with cross functional teams, representing Apple TV across Apple; develop the engineering plan for upcoming projects; [and] communicate status to key stakeholders and senior management.”

As far as education is concerned, applicants will require a BS / MS in computer science or “equivalent relevant industry experience.”