Applications Engineer - Safari, Vision Products Group

Role Number : 200628853-3401

Summary

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 Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us.

The Vision Products Group (VPG) is looking for Applications Engineers to help us build the next generation of spatial applications for our platform. This team is working with some of Apple's most advanced technologies including spatial computing, augmented reality (AR), and machine learning (ML). As a member of our organization you will assist us in crafting future products that will delight, inspire and empower millions of people!

Description

Apple’s apps define our products; they are the core fulfillment of our user stories. You will have the opportunity to build software that directly impacts how customers use our products. We work closely with Apple's human interface design team and our internal framework teams to define and develop the next generation of apps. The ideal engineer for this role is comfortable working in a dynamic and creative team charged with exploring an uncharted and rapidly evolving domain. You will be researching and developing entirely new apps and experiences, a challenge that will demand rapid experimentation and prototyping without sacrificing code quality or attention to detail. You'll need a keen understanding of the state of the art in interactive 3D applications and an ambition to discover what the future holds in this space.

Minimum Qualifications

BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science OR equivalent degree OR equivalent experience

Minimum of 3+ years shipping iOS / visionOS applications.

Using Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C to build rich user experiences on iOS / visionOS

Efficient debugging with good intuition, systematic approach and clever use of Apple developer tools

Experience using iOS / visionOS frameworks like UIKit, SwiftUI, RealityKit, Core Data, AVKit, App Intents, Core Graphics, Core Animation, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Interest in 3D / AR / VR experiences in general.

Interest or proficiency in UI / UX design.

Knowledge in optimizing code for power, performance and memory for Apple platforms

Knowledge in modern application development technologies like Combine, Swift Concurrency, etc.

Experience in Web Development with HTML, JavaScript and CSS

Experience in cross-platform development (e.g. iOS / macOS / watchOS / tvOS)

Experience in C and C++ Experience with Unix development, daemons, cross-process communication, etc.

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