Senior Software Engineer, Media Processing/Streaming

Apple Inc

Seattle, WA

Job posting number: #7222667 (Ref:apl-200540266)

Posted: February 27, 2024

Job Description

Summary
The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services.

Thanks to Apple’s outstanding integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep dedication to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and cross-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here.
Key Qualifications
  • 7+ years of Experience (Senior Developer), in a professional programming position with Java and similar languages.
  • Strong understanding of building micro-services using REST-style APIs
  • In-depth knowledge of database systems and domain modeling techniques
  • Deep understanding of both SQL and NoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
  • Experience deploying software on elastic platforms such as Kubernetes, EC2, etc.
  • Enjoys fixing/improving things and finding solutions to difficult problems JSON, Protobuf serialization and gRPC
  • Strong belief in automation and tooling as a critical part of the software lifecycle
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Possess strong and clear communication abilities.
  • Experience with video / audio streaming and other media formats a plus.
Description
As an Engineer on this exciting and dynamic Media Domain Platform team, you'll work on the Media Processing for all of Apple's Media usecases TV, music, movies, AppleTV+, AppleTV channels, App Trailer, Editorial Videos etc. Our team handles the entire media life cycle, from media creation to international scheduling to developing custom media formats. Sounds exciting, right? As a member of our team, you will partner with multiple engineering teams, design teams, business operations, and production support. You will help develop the next generation of sophisticated Media Processing Pipeline systems and work with our partner teams to help get streaming and workflow solutions into production. You will collaborate with and contribute to ASE's Media Processing Services, helping in media streaming / HTTP Live Streaming. Our team is geographically diverse. We're looking for someone whose "people skills" complement their technical skills, someone who loves improving things as much as building things, and someone who is passionate about discovering new ways to accelerate the rate at which we can improve our products.

If this sounds like you, join our team!
Education & Experience
BS/BA in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent is preferred.
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 $131,500.00 and $243,300.00, 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.

    Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.




Apply Now

Please mention to the employer that you saw this ad on Sciencejobs.org

More Info