Apple’s Audio and Media Technologies group (AMT) is seeking an experienced software engineering lead to join our Streaming Media team. This team delivers the technology that powers the media viewing and listening experiences across our entire ecosystem for both 1st party (TV+, Apple Music, Sports) and 3rd party content streaming services (Disney+, Netflix, HBO). We are responsible for implementing software services around linear audiovisual media that includes video-on-demand and live streaming of multimedia content. We’re looking for a passionate and talented engineering manager who will focus on the design and development of our next generation of media processing systems. The role offers an incredible opportunity to build secure, end-to-end solutions for Apple’s TV+ and Sports services. You get to develop custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services.

DESCRIPTION

As a Streaming Media Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing team of engineers dedicated to building innovative and impactful features in the streaming media space. You will drive technical excellence by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible through cutting-edge design, while contributing to the architecture, performance analysis, and optimization of complex media systems. In this role, you will also collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and successful end-to-end delivery of new streaming features. Your leadership will play a critical role in shaping the future of high-quality, scalable media experiences.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of software development experience, with 2+ years in a managerial or technical lead role
• Excellent prioritization skills and focus
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and communications skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong software development experience in C/C++ or Javascript, with proficiency in multi-threaded development and synchronization primitives
• Ability and motivation to understand top to bottom architecture and functional details of a complex system with multiple inter-dependencies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with video, audio, captions/subtitles and/or metadata container-level carriage technologies and standards
• Strong understanding of video streaming technologies (e.g., HLS, MPEG-DASH, CMAF, DRM).
• Worked with Open Source multimedia projects (FFMPEG, gstreamer)
• Experience deploying software on elastic platforms such as Kubernetes, EC2, etc
• Given the team’s focus on streaming technologies, knowledge of streaming protocols such as HLS, DASH, RTSP, RTP, etc., and media codecs, formats, transport protocols, represents a strong plus.
• Working knowledge of media codecs, container formats and transport protocols (e.g., MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, AAC, AC3, MP4, MPEG-2 TS, etc)
• Proficiency developing in multi-browser environments (Safari, Chrome, etc) with troubleshooting skills using network analysis tools such as WireShark, etc.
• Experience with video players, playback metrics, and media pipeline optimization is a plus.
• Education
• BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent with 5-10 years of experience
• Essential traits:
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• Value a diverse and inclusive work environment

• Demonstrated ability to work with a large cross-functional teams
• Excellent judgment and integrity with the ability to make timely and sound decisions
• Ability to stay focused and prioritize a heavy workload while achieving extraordinary quality
• Upbeat, adaptable, and results oriented with a positive attitude

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