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Company

Original Job Post

Apple · 2 days ago

Sr. Software Engineer, Streaming Media

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$162K/yr - $285K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work on the implementation of content publication workflows

Develop and enhance media parsers

Interface with video/audio encode systems, quality scalers, and content packaging/encryption pipelines

Analyze pipelines for performance improvements in speed and system resource utilization

Collaborate with various teams to deliver innovative, clean, and maintainable solutions

Qualification

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C/C++Multi-threaded DevelopmentSynchronization PrimitivesSystem ArchitectureVideo/Audio TechnologiesDebuggingProblem-SolvingCommunicationAudio Visual StandardsMedia File FormatsVideo StreamingStreaming ProtocolsNetwork ProtocolsSoftware OptimizationCoreFoundationAVFoundationCoreMediaOpen Source ProjectsSoftware DeploymentElastic Platforms

Required

Requires 5+ years of strong software development experience in C / C++

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent

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

Experience with video, audio, captions/subtitles and/or metadata container-level carriage technologies and standards

Outstanding analytical, programming and debugging skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Preferred

Understanding audio, visual and caption format standards (AVC, HEVC, AAC, ATMOS, WebVTT, IMSC, HDR/SDR, etc)

Knowledge of associated media file formats standards (ISO base media file format, CMAF, fMP4, MPEG-2 TS)

Experience in the field of video streaming, including commonly used streaming protocols such as HLS, DASH etc

Knowledge of streaming network protocols such as SRT, RIST, RTP, UDP etc

Experience with software performance optimization

Experience using the CoreFoundation, AVFoundation and/or CoreMedia frameworks or equivalent technologies

Worked with Open Source multimedia projects (FFMPEG, gstreamer)

Experience deploying software on elastic platforms such as Kubernetes, EC2, etc

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Reimbursement for certain educational expenses

Possibly discretionary bonuses or commission payments

Relocation assistance

Company

Apple

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Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

Founded in 1976

Cupertino, California, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.apple.com

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