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Software Engineer, Streaming Media

Apple

Cupertino, California, U.S.
Not specified
Posted Sep 27, 2025
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About the role

As a Streaming Media Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing features in areas related to video streaming, web-based playback. You will contribute to overall media systems design, tune adaptation algorithms, and integrate ML models to build rich streaming features. You will also Support our tools and data analytics teams to leverage tools and data to drive improvements in our player stack and collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to ensure end to end bring up of new streaming features. In all, you will craft protocols, implementations and services that bring the best and latest multimedia experiences to all of our customers. The role offers an incredible opportunity to learn from world class experts across multiple disciplines both within Apple and in the industry.

Responsibilities

  • developing features in areas related to video streaming, web-based playback
  • contribute to overall media systems design
  • tune adaptation algorithms
  • integrate ML models to build rich streaming features
  • Support our tools and data analytics teams to leverage tools and data to drive improvements in our player stack
  • collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to ensure end to end bring up of new streaming features
  • craft protocols, implementations and services that bring the best and latest multimedia experiences to all of our customers

Requirements

  • Ability to understand end to end architectures and functional details of a complex system with multiple inter-dependencies
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to collaborate and deliver under aggressive schedules
  • Experience working with audio visual media and thorough understanding of networking fundamentals
  • Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals with experience building and deploying LLM agents
  • Requires strong software development experience in C / C++, Swift, Python with proficiency in multi-threaded development and synchronization primitives
  • Outstanding analytical, programming and debugging skills

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition

About the Company

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Apple's Audio and Media Technologies Group (AMT) is looking for a creative and dedicated engineer to join the Streaming Media team. This team delivers the technology that powers the media viewing and listening experiences across our entire ecosystem for both 1st party (TV+, Apple Music, Sports) and 3rd party content streaming services (Disney, Netflix, HBO).

Job Details

Salary Range

$147,400 - $272,100/yearly

Location

Cupertino, California, U.S.

Employment Type

Not specified

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