SW Performance Engineer

As a Streaming Media Software Engineer, your mission is to both architect the future of Streaming technology and perfect its performance. You'll design and build the next generation of streaming experiences that will define how people interact with media.

Responsibilities

• Architect the future of Streaming technology and perfect its performance.
• Design and build the next generation of streaming experiences that will define how people interact with media.
• Minimize memory usage and improve battery life.
• Achieve scalability.
• Ignite the full power of Apple Silicon for demanding experiences like Multi-View, all while operating elegantly within a tight thermal budget.

Skills & Qualifications

• A strong command of C, with deep expertise in building robust, thread-safe systems and taming concurrency with advanced synchronization.
• Profound understanding of the operating system from the metal up—from virtual memory and CPU scheduling to I/O and memory management.
• Proven ability to hunt down and solve the most complex bugs using your expert knowledge of system profiling and analysis tools (GDB/LLDB, Instruments, Wireshark, etc.).

Experience

• Advanced studies (MS/PhD) in a related field, demonstrating a deeper exploration of computer science principles.
• Experience designing and architecting complex, scalable software systems.
• History of resolving intricate threading or memory bugs, especially in resource-constrained embedded environments.
• Familiarity with Objective-C, which is foundational to many of Apple's frameworks.
• Proven track record of driving complex projects to completion in a large, multi-functional engineering environment.

Education

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.

Benefits

• 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.
• Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.