Core Audio Software Engineer
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Job overview
Apple’s Media Graphics & Compute group develops audio, video, and graphics technologies across Apple products. Its Audio team provides the audio foundation for features including game audio, Siri, FaceTime, media capture, playback, and third-party developer APIs. The team seeks engineers to build audio features and products, improve user experience, and advance audio technologies.
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Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200694125-0836
Summary
Imagine what you could do at Apple! Everyday, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you bring passion and dedication to your job? If so, we are looking for individuals like you. The Apple Media Graphics & Compute (MGC) group is at the center of audio, video, and graphics in Apple’s innovative products, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV and VisionPro.
Description
MGC’s Audio team provides the audio foundation for various high profile features like Game Audio, Siri, FaceTime, media capture, playback and API’s for third party developers to enrich our platforms. The team is looking for talented engineers who are passionate about building audio features and products for millions of customers and care about overall user experience. You will revolutionize the audio experience for game and future audio technologies.
Minimum Qualifications
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5+ years experience with software development
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Strong coding skills in C++ or SWIFT
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Experience with and understanding of real-time multithreaded programming systems
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Knowledge of memory and compute performance analysis and characterization
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Experience using various performance tracing, profiling and logging tools is highly desired
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with audio technologies is a plus
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Experience leading or mentoring a team of resourceful engineers is a plus.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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.
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- California median$163–243K/yr6,926 salary ranges
- California median$47–67/hr129 hourly ranges
- Openings
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (32,117 postings).
- Education
- 12,029 of the 38,872 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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