Software Development Engineer- Systems

Apple • Cupertino, CA

2h

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather
to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people
once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the
diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs
through everything we do.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various
unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Work cross-functionally to improve
scalability and usability of color management architecture. Identify new
use-cases and expand the scope of color management in Apple’s products. Extend
Apple’s Extended Dynamic Range framework and API. Build framework software to
enhance Apple’s extended dynamic range technologies. Build prototypes and
running demos on displays spanning a breadth of color and brightness
capabilities. Work with crossfunctional teams on a cohesive extended dynamic
range architecture. Profile and optimize the extended dynamic range framework.
Characterize color precision, perceptual accuracy, and performance. Characterize
precision of color through the display pipeline. Characterize performance of
color management/rendering architecture. Build novel methods and metrics to
measure and describe color precision/performance. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base
pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a
range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within
a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 - $272,100/yr and
your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and
location. PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an
Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock
programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit
awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating
in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of
discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to
advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses —
including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary
bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple
Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit,
compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements
and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer science or related field.
• Utilizing C++ and Objective-C to develop color management frameworks for displays.
• Utilizing C++ and Objective-C to develop display hardware programming interfaces.
• Developing media and graphics compositing software on embedded platforms including macOS, iOS, and tvOS.
• Utilizing Swift and Swift UI development skills to build test applications for color managing media.
• Utilizing Xcode for debugging and instrumenting large, embedded software codebases.
• Developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in the realms of color management and compositing technologies for new and novel software features.
• Utilizing High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Color technologies to develop accurate and efficient embedded software capable of meeting the needs of advanced video, image, and graphics rendering use-cases.
• Utilizing version management and bug tracking tools to track progress on software under development.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to improve scalability and usability of color management architecture.
• Identify new use-cases and expand the scope of color management in Apple’s products.
• Extend Apple’s Extended Dynamic Range framework and API.
• Build framework software to enhance Apple’s extended dynamic range technologies.
• Build prototypes and running demos on displays spanning a breadth of color and brightness capabilities.
• Work with crossfunctional teams on a cohesive extended dynamic range architecture.
• Profile and optimize the extended dynamic range framework.
• Characterize color precision, perceptual accuracy, and performance.
• Characterize precision of color through the display pipeline.
• Characterize performance of color management/rendering architecture.
• Build novel methods and metrics to measure and describe color precision/performance.

Benefits

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• For formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• This role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

What This Job Offers

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