Senior Media Applications Engineer, Audio & Media Technologies

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies (MGCT) provides the media and graphics foundation across all of Apple’s innovative products, including iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. The AVKit Engineering team within MGCT provides the media playback UI across Apple’s innovative products. The team is responsible for implementing media application frameworks which support playback and editing of audiovisual media, as well as local media playback, video-on-demand, and live streaming. The AVKit framework is used across Apple products such as Safari, TV, Photos, Music, FaceTime, iMovie, and 3rd parties, across all platforms. We are looking for a Senior Engineer with an excellent technical and programming background and great communication skills with working experience in the media domain to help us build innovative media playback experiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years of programming experience, preferably in Objective-C and Swift
• Deep knowledge of Operating System design and concepts
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to crisply and clearly explain advanced concepts
• Proficiency in developing with Cocoa or other application frameworks
• BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in triaging and resolving complex bugs.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features for media playback UI.
• Develop UI APIs for both Apple and third-party adoption.
• Collaborate closely with other engineering and design teams to implement system media UIs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree