Apple · 2 months ago
Streaming Media Formats Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yrApple's Audio and Media Technologies Group (AMT) is looking for a creative and dedicated engineer to join our Streaming Media Formats & Tools Team. This role involves designing and developing next generation audio/visual media formats for playback, enabling support for such formats in content publishing and monitoring workflows.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
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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Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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