Photos Backend Systems Engineer at Apple

San Diego, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C/C++ Programming, Assembly Language, Operating Systems Development, Compiler Work, Inter-Process Communication, Media Transformations, Embedded Systems, API Development, Database Design, Query Optimization, Performance Tuning, Digital Media Processing, Image Manipulation, Video Manipulation, Format Conversion, Media Pipeline Development

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

The Photos Backend team is responsible for building innovative on-device and cloud services to improve the user’s photo and video experiences. We shape the next generation of media for Apple and contribute to a product that is redefining the Camera and Photos experience for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. DESCRIPTION Do you want to shape the future of Photos? Are you looking to contribute to a product that is redefining digital photography? The Photos Infrastructure team is looking for an exceptional software engineer to develop innovative applications and infrastructure for Apple platforms. In this position you will be involved in features that encompass: video & image processing, database programming, performance profiling, concurrent multi-process architectures, privacy & security initiatives, and managing network based assets. You will be joining a highly cross functional team that partners closely with many teams across Apple. Within a release there's a close collaboration with teams ranging from: Photos UI, Camera Foundation, CoreOS, AVFoundation & ImageIO, Privacy & Security, Internet Technologies, System Intelligence & Machine Learning, and iCloud. Amongst our most important partners are third party developers who provide great customer experiences by accessing our on-device services through the PhotoKit API. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals Demonstrable experience with at least one of: C/C++ programming, Assembly language, Operating systems development, Compiler work, Inter-process communication (IPC), or Media transformations PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience developing and testing embedded systems with an understanding of resource constrained environments Experience building APIs or software frameworks Database design and query optimization with any relational database experience (SQLite, PostgreSQL, SQL, Core Data) Experience with performance tuning in any area (Memory, I/O, scheduling, network protocols) Experience with digital media processing, including image/video manipulation, format conversion, or media pipeline development

Responsibilities

The Photos Backend team builds innovative on-device and cloud services to enhance user photo and video experiences. The engineer will develop applications and infrastructure for Apple platforms, focusing on video and image processing, database programming, and privacy initiatives.