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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 Media Applications Engineering team within MGCT builds the system-level media user experiences across Apple's platforms - including system media playback UIs, media applications and frameworks such as AVKit. Our frameworks and APIs provide the building blocks for developing rich media user experiences across Apple's ecosystem, powering capabilities such as media playback, editing, routing, capture, and system media UX integrations in apps like Safari, TV, Photos, Music, FaceTime, and iMovie, as well as many third-party applications across all of Apple’s platforms.
We are looking for a Staff Engineer with a strong technical background, excellent communication and leadership skills, and deep experience in the media, framework development, API design and UI engineering domains to help us build the next generation of media experiences across Apple's products.
Description
The Media Applications Engineering team is looking for a talented and motivated engineer to help lead the design and implementation of the AVKit framework, system media UX and media application APIs across Apple's products. You will work cross-functionally with a wide range of design and engineering teams to develop new features and APIs for adoption by Apple teams internally and third-party developers alike. You will take technical ownership across key areas of the team's work, collaborating closely with engineering and the design teams to deliver polished, high-quality system media experiences that reach billions of customers across all Apple platforms.","responsibilities":"Lead and define the team's technical direction, framework architecture, and API design
Collaborate with engineering, design, and partner teams across Apple to align on requirements and deliver incredible products and experiences for our users
Participate in code reviews and design discussions to maintain system health and quality
Triage and resolve bugs across the team's frameworks and systems
Drive improvements to media playback UI performance, framework reliability, and developer experience
Adopt and integrate new platform capabilities into the team's frameworks and UIs
Preferred Qualifications
Deep knowledge of Operating System design and concepts
Proficiency developing with SwiftUI, Cocoa or other application frameworks
Expertise in triaging and resolving complex bugs.
Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of programming experience, preferably in Swift, Objective-C or C
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Demonstrated Technical or managerial leadership experience
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience
Pay & Benefits
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 $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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
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