Senior UI Software Engineer - Video Applications

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Imagine crafting the canvas where the world’s most compelling stories are
brought to life! As a Senior UI Engineer on the Video Apps team, you will help
architect the next generation of the Magnetic Timeline—the intuitive, dynamic
interface at the heart of Final Cut Pro. You will be joining a deeply
collaborative, quality-obsessed culture fresh off monumental triumphs like
reimagining Final Cut Pro for the iPad and becoming a cornerstone of Apple’s new
Creator Studio. By building the ultimate tools for visual storytelling, our team
fuels Apple’s mission to enrich lives by putting transformative technology into
the hands of artists. Our incredibly enthusiastic community of creators stakes
their livelihoods on the reliability and elegance of our software. This creates
a deeply gratifying experience for engineers who want to see their work
cherished and relied upon every single day. If you are ready to build the future
of professional video production for a global user base that can’t wait to see
what’s next, we want you to join our team.

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will partner with a tight-knit team of world-class engineers
to harness the latest hardware and software technologies from both Apple and the
broader video industry. Your focus will be on designing elegant, user-centric
solutions that uphold Apple’s legendary standards for user experience. By
championing innovative methodologies and engineering best practices, you will
play a pivotal role in consistently delivering software of the highest possible
quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience architecting and building complex, highly interactive user interfaces for macOS or iOS
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong proficiency with Swift and/or Objective-C
• Deep understanding of Apple's Cocoa frameworks (AppKit and/or UIKit)
• Proficiency with object-oriented programming, protocol-oriented programming, and software design patterns

Nice To Haves

• Writing robust unit and UI tests to ensure bulletproof reliability
• Building highly custom user interfaces with CoreAnimation
• Adopting SwiftUI and modern declarative UI paradigms
• Profiling and debugging UI responsiveness and memory usage using Instruments
• Implementing multithreading and asynchronous programming to maintain fluid interfaces
• Leveraging generative AI tools and workflows to accelerate development and elevate code quality
• Integrating Apple’s Accessibility APIs to ensure complex UIs are inclusive and navigable for all users
• Using video editing applications (like Final Cut Pro) or equivalent professional creative software
• Collaborating closely with User Experience (UX) and Human Interface (HI) design teams, driven by a passion to craft magical interactions that surprise and delight the user

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees