Job Details

Role Number: 200641709-3956

Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
The Vision Products Group is seeking a senior engineer to help architect and implement cross-device frameworks and APIs for our platforms. This engineer will enhance the capabilities and performance of these platforms through the development of edge computing, distributed systems, and a broad range of applications, including AIML, computer vision, and multimedia processing.

Description

We are a team of architects and specialists who are looking for an individual to help build frameworks to enable a new class of networked services and applications. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in addition to an interest in creating foundational frameworks and APIs. You should be comfortable participating in architecture discussions, taking ownership, articulating design choices, and delivering highly optimized code in performance-critical environments.
Networking, distributed systems, and developing with system power and performance in mind will be central to this role. You should be capable of balancing system tradeoffs such as power, latency, and compute, while ensuring maximum privacy, security, and user experience.
In addition to work on framework development, this role also offers the unique opportunity to prototype new services and applications, as well as deep collaboration with other teams throughout Apple.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of developing software frameworks and APIs

• Solid understanding of distributed systems and code that spans beyond one device

• Track record of mobile device and embedded development

• Experience writing daemons and/or multi-threaded software

• Knowledgable about network protocols and frameworks (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, QUIC)

• Knowledgable about system level programming concepts

• Strong command of object-oriented programming (Swift / C++ preferred)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of data-driven architectural decisions

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or interest in AR/VR applications

• Experience or interest in AIML, computer vision, or multimedia

• Experience with iOS / macOS development

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