Keynote Shader And Effects Engineers

TEKsystems•Seattle, WA

11d•$143 - $143•Onsite

About The Position

Apple's Keynote team is seeking a highly skilled Shader & Effects Engineer to help design, develop, and optimize the advanced visual effects and animations that power Keynote's custom rendering engine. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of graphics programming, visual design, and creative technology. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in real-time rendering and shader development while demonstrating the artistic sensibility needed to transform creative concepts into visually compelling experiences. This individual will play a key role in creating the high-impact effects, transitions, and animations seen by millions of users across Apple's ecosystem.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in graphics, rendering, or shader development.
Proven experience developing and optimizing real-time graphics applications.
Strong understanding of rendering pipelines, rasterization, compute shaders, render passes, resource binding, and GPU/CPU synchronization.
Experience writing production-quality shader code using Metal, GLSL, HLSL, Vulkan, or similar technologies.
Demonstrated ability to optimize graphics workloads for performance-sensitive applications.
Experience shipping graphics features, visual effects, or rendering systems in production environments.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across technical and creative teams.

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise with Metal Shading Language (MSL) and the Apple graphics ecosystem.
Experience working with Core Animation, Core Graphics, or related Apple technologies.
Familiarity with modern graphics research, including SIGGRAPH and GDC content.
Experience with Motion, Adobe After Effects, or other visual effects and animation tools.
Exposure to machine learning, computer vision, or image-processing applications within graphics workflows.
Experience in generative art, creative coding, procedural graphics, or interactive media.
Artistic, design, or motion graphics experience.

Responsibilities

Design, prototype, and implement advanced shader-driven visual effects and animations.
Develop and maintain high-performance graphics solutions optimized for Apple Silicon devices.
Create visually compelling real-time effects while maintaining strict rendering and performance requirements.
Collaborate closely with designers and engineers to translate creative vision into polished user experiences.
Apply modern graphics techniques to solve complex visual and technical challenges.
Optimize GPU performance to achieve smooth, high-fidelity rendering across a variety of hardware platforms.
Research and implement state-of-the-art rendering technologies and industry best practices.
Own graphics features and effect systems throughout the full development lifecycle, from concept through production.