Senior Performance Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Apple • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Apple Services Engineering (ASE) builds and operates fast growing services such as Music, TV, App Store and others. Imagine leading the effort to define fast response times for a new service or application Apple will ship next year.

Apple values craftsmanship and Performance is a key ingredient. Come join us at Apple Services Engineering and help us deliver services and applications that are fluid and responsive. You will be responsible for the end-user perceived performance of one or more Media products/services. You will collaborate with engineers from across Apple to define the metrics, set targets, uncover optimization opportunities, define quality guardrails, and ship a product/service that will delight our customers. This role is for engineers who enjoy deep technical engineering that spans large cross-organizational projects.

Requirements

• 2+ years as a Tech Lead or Architect driving cross-organizational Performance programs
• 7+ years of industry experience optimizing for CPU, Memory and Latency issues
• 7+ years of industry experience of understanding of OS and Application performance best practices (iOS, macOS, Linux | Java, Swift, Web)
• 7+ years of industry experience using profiling/statistics/visualization tools relevant to performance measurement and analysis
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies, prototype, and propose new software designs and solutions
• Ability to influence and shepherd cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Experience with audio/video playback is desired but not mandatory

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the end-user perceived performance of one or more Media products/services.
• Collaborate with engineers from across Apple to define the metrics, set targets, uncover optimization opportunities, define quality guardrails, and ship a product/service that will delight our customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior