Senior Software Development Engineer
Apple
Full-time
On-site
Cupertino, California, United States
Software Development
Apple is inventing new audio experiences on our newer platforms such as Vision Pro while continuing to add new features and improve quality of our existing platforms such as AirPods, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePods, and Mac. Over the last several years with major contributions from an impactful team, we helped define the spatial audio experiences on Vision Pro as well as contributed to features such as Personalized Volume and Conversation Awareness on AirPods. The team helped expand capabilities of our existing platforms by bringing FaceTime to AppleTV and bringing AirPods automatic switching to macOS. We have been striving to improve quality by increasing the audio responsiveness for the past several years with a pipeline of ideas to continue improving the stack in the future.
We play a vital role in the audio stack across all of Apple’s operating systems including iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS. We help define how a customer experiences audio across Apple’s ecosystem by working in conjunction with Design and other engineering teams. We track audio events on the system such as a user placing AirPods in their ears while playing media on iPhone speaker and automatically route audio to the AirPods via Bluetooth. If the user then chooses to play media via HomePod, we route audio to the HomePod via AirPlay 2. Extrapolate this to every other way a user would play audio/video on Apple’s platforms and we are often the brains behind those experiences.
Description
We are looking for a senior software engineer who can help design and build new experiences in the space of audio and media routing, as well as new platforms. You will work with Human Interface and other engineering partners on project from the inception to delivery, along with recommending behavioral policies based on hardware/software capabilities and limitations, and user expectations. You will work with quality engineers to develop their test plans for new features to ensure our software ships with the highest quality.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/MS in Computer science, Computer engineering, Electrical engineering with System programming focus or equivalent
- 4-5 years industry Experience working in audio or media software stacks
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Intuitive understanding of user expectations as it relates to audio routing or media casting over wireless systems
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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