Apple

Scaling fast

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing Cupertino, California Watching 2,500 of ~197,725 employees Updated as of Jul 6

The read

Among the 2,500 employees we watch, Apple posted a +146 net gain over 90 days (159 joined, 13 left), with operations emerging as the fastest-growing function. The company is adding senior AI/ML and engineering leadership at the VP level while absorbing talent from Google (3 hires) and Amazon (2). Leadership exits include a VP-level AI and Enterprise Data role to ThirdEye Data, plus director-level AI/ML program and engineering roles to Thorin and Goldman Sachs. Internal promotions skew heavily toward machine learning engineers advancing into management, signaling investment in home-grown AI leadership to support the expansion.

+6% of watched staff
Net headcount · 90d: +146; mostly Operations
New hires · 90d: 159; vs 159 hires
Departures · 90d: 13; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

Figures cover the 2,500 Apple employees Inkling watches — a slice of a company of roughly 197,725, not company-wide totals.

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month among the 2,500 employees we watch, last 12 months. 521 total hires.

34 joined
Jul 2025

40 joined
Aug 2025

41 joined
Sep 2025

31 joined
Oct 2025

32 joined
Nov 2025

49 joined
Dec 2025

34 joined
Jan 2026

54 joined
Feb 2026

47 joined
Mar 2026

72 joined
Apr 2026

87 joined
May 2026

0 joined
Jun 2026

12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

16 people joined Operations Aggregate
14 people joined Aggregate
7 people left Aggregate
4 people left Aggregate
3 promotions Aggregate
2 people joined Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Operations +12

Flight risk watch

No elevated cluster of senior exit signals right now. Inkling flags one when it appears — track this market.

Talent flow

Which companies Apple hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

Google+3

Amazon+2

AAccuTrader+1

Airbnb+1

AAmtrak+1

AApplied Materials+1

Departing to

AAdalsyn Advisory−1

AApex Fintech Solutions−1

EEridu−1

Goldman Sachs−1

NNexHealth−1

NNot Yet Public−1

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