Streaming Media Formats Engineer at Apple

San Diego, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, Software Development, Streaming Protocols, Media File Formats, Analytical Skills, Programming Skills, Debugging Skills, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Algorithms, Multi-threaded Development, Content Publishing, Video Codecs, AI-assisted Development

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Apple's Audio and Media Technologies Group (AMT) is looking for a creative and dedicated engineer to join our Streaming Media Formats & Tools 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, visionOS 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). 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 monitoring workflow with our production tools. If you are passionate about solving complex problems with sophisticated and creative thinking, curious enough to take on difficult challenges head on, then this job is a perfect fit for you. DESCRIPTION As a Streaming Media Formats/Tools Engineer, you will be responsible for 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 cross 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 best practices. Support 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, you need to be versatile and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be an excellent team player. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Strong software development experience in C / C++. Full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience. Knowledge of streaming protocols: HLS / DASH Solid understanding of media file formats (ISO base media file format, CMAF, fMP4, MPEG-2 TS) Outstanding analytical, programming and debugging skills Solid operating systems and software engineering fundamentals Strong foundations in Data Structures and Algorithms Proficient with multi-threaded development and synchronization primitives BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Familiarity with Content publishing/packaging is a big plus Proficiency with video codecs (H.264, HEVC, AV1) Experience with AI-assisted C/C++ code development Knowledge of existing audio, visual and caption format standards Experience of developing format writers and parsers

Responsibilities

As a Streaming Media Formats/Tools Engineer, you will support existing and new media formats across all Apple platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the end-to-end bring-up of new streaming features and enhance tools for content validation and monitoring.