Summary

　　Posted: Sep 28, 2023

　　Role Number:200478564

　　Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. If you're passionate about solving complex problems with sophisticated and creative thinking, curious enough to tackle difficult challenges head on, then this job is a flawless fit for you! We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer to support us in the design and development of next generation audio/visual media formats for playback, enabling support for such formats in our content publishing and supervising workflow with our production tools. Apple's Audio and Media Technologies Group (AMT) is seeking for a creative and dedicated engineer to join our Streaming Media Team. This team delivers the technology that powers the media viewing and listening experiences on all of Apple's platforms (iPhones/iPads, Apple TV, macOS, Vision Pro etc) and 3rd party platforms for Apple Services. We support the development of our core frameworks for media playback (Core Media and AV Foundation) and deliver production quality tools to support the content publishing workflow for our media services teams (TV+, Apple Music/Podcasts).

　　Key Qualifications

　　Key Qualifications

　　Requires strong software development experience in C / C++, knowledge of streaming protocols: HLS / DASH, and Native iOS application development. Exhibit understanding of media file formats (ISO base media file format, CMAF, fMP4, MPEG-2 TS) Outstanding analytical, programming and debugging skills Strong foundations in Data Structures, Algorithms, operating systems, and software engineering fundamentals Proficient with multi-threaded development and synchronization primitives

　　Description

　　Description

　　As a Streaming Media Formats/Tools Engineer, you will be accountable for the following. Supporting existing and new media formats (e.g., video codecs, audio codecs, captions, sub-titles, timed-metadata, etc) across all of the apple platforms. Collaborating closely with multi-functional teams to ensure end to end bringup of new streaming features. Development of native reference iOS application showcasing all of the HLS features and standard processes. Aiding our live stream monitoring and content publishing workflow with content validation tools and assist in real time analysis and triage. Build robust content protection/encryption support for various DRM systems in our tools suite (e.g., FairPlay Streaming). Enhance our tools suite to support sophisticated a/v sync detection techniques, loudness/DRM validation, system performance monitoring, etc. Your creativity will craft protocols, implementations and services that bring the best and latest multimedia experiences to all of our customers. This will give you an opportunity to further improve your systems-level programming skills and understanding of new media formats. To be successful in this role, the individual will need to be versatile and able to thrive in a fast-moving environment and be an excellent standout colleague.

　　Education & Experience

　　Education & Experience

　　BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent

　　Additional Requirements

　　Additional Requirements

　　Nice to have but not required: Familiarity with Content publishing/packaging Objective-C Knowledge of existing audio, visual and caption format standards Experience of developing format writers and parsers Familiarity with Jenkins or any other CI/CD Familiarity with Xcode and Linux make files

　　Pay & Benefits

　　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 $131,500 and $243,300, 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.

　　Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.