Apple · 2 months ago
Sr. Software Engineer - Video Apps
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$172K/yr - $302K/yr
5+ years expApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Join the Final Cut Pro engineering team — Apple’s flagship professional video editing suite used by major Hollywood studios and millions of creators worldwide— and drive the technical evolution of core data infrastructure that enables professional creative workflows.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Develop and enhance the data model, persistence infrastructure and shared frameworks used across Final Cut Pro applications
Contribute to the migration of legacy Objective-C systems to modern Swift applying best practices for maintainability and testability
Develop new capabilities using Swift structured concurrency and Grand Central Dispatch, ensuring thread safety and optimal performance
Collaborate closely with product and platform teams to deliver foundational improvements that enable seamless workflows across applications
Identify and resolve complex bottlenecks in multi-threaded, latency-sensitive environments processing large media files
Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following modern architectural principles
Participate in code reviews, design discussions and technical investigations while contributing to engineering excellence standards
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in application or platform-level development, with a focus on persistence frameworks and system design
Deep experience with Core Data or similar persistence technologies, including schema migrations and domain modeling
Advanced understanding of concurrency, and memory management in modern Apple environments
Proficiency with Apple's development toolchain, including Xcode, Instruments, and Interface Builder
Experience with unit testing, continuous integration, and engineering best practices
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical ideas clearly and work collaboratively in a multi-functional team
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Preferred
5+ years of experience programming in either C++ / Objective-C / Swift
Hands-on experience using Swift structured concurrency (async/await, Tasks and Actors) and developing APIs with seamless Objective-C interoperability
Familiarity with media or graphics applications, video editing tools, or creative software workflows
Understanding of Apple frameworks such as AVFoundation, Core Animation, AppKit/UIKit
Experience working in large, legacy codebases with incremental modernization goals
Exposure to Micro Services Architecture or Distributed Systems
Knowledge of data migration strategies and performance tuning for I/O-bound systems
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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CEO
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