Engineering Leadership
Charilaos “Harris”
Papadopoulos
Senior Engineering Manager · Apple
Bay Area, California
Engineering leader with 11+ years of experience at Apple, currently leading multi-level, multi-product teams at the intersection of Spatial Computing and AI. Proven record in scaling organizations, defining multi-year technology roadmaps, and ensuring successful execution across product lines and major releases.
Experience
October 2023 – Present
Senior Engineering Manager
Apple Inc.
Vision Products Group
- –Leading a large multi-level engineering organization focused visionOS Productivity and AI Experiences.
- –Responsible for strategy and technical execution across multiple product lines.
January 2020 – October 2023
Engineering Manager
Apple Inc.
Vision Products Group
- –Founded and scaled the visionOS System Applications team from the ground up into a multi-site, multi-manager organization.
- –Led Device Setup and Settings for visionOS 1.0, shipping to every Apple Vision Pro customer worldwide.
- –Owned cross-functional program health, executive communication, and team operations across all Apple organizations.
June 2015 – December 2019
Senior Software Engineer
Apple Inc.
Vision Products Group & Internet Technologies
- –Founding engineer on the visionOS System Applications team; built early precursor applications and collaborated with 3D engine and OS teams on visionOS UX prototypes.
- –DRI for macOS Safari features including Security Code AutoFill, Passwords, Smart Search Field, Touch Bar, and accessibility.
Summer 2013
Engineering Intern
Apple Inc.
iOS · Apple Maps
- –iOS client engineering internship on the Apple Maps team.
Summer 2012
Engineering Program Manager Intern
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer
- –Program management internship on the Internet Explorer team.
Summer 2011
SDE Intern
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer
- –Software development engineering internship on the Internet Explorer team.
Education
PhD, Computer Science
2015Stony Brook University, New York
Thesis: Interacting with Gigapixel Displays — Large-scale Visualization & HCI Research
BSc, Informatics
2009Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece