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Networking and Realtime Streaming Engineer, Audio & Media Technologies

Apple, Inc.
Cupertino, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026
Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you bring passion and dedication to your job? If so, we are looking for individuals like you. \\n\\nThe Real-Time Networking team is seeking a motivated Engineer who takes initiative and delivers results. Our team develops the core technologies for exciting real-time media applications, such as Airplay, FaceTime, SharePlay, etc on all different Apple Platforms.

As a Networking and Realtime streaming engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing new features around Apple's real-time networking stack, and improving the existing core functionality that drives market-leading applications like AirPlay, FaceTime, SharePlay. We are looking for an individual with a proven track record in network programming.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent\nIn-depth development experience with at least one of the following: C, Objective-C, or C \nExtensive Experience building and optimizing real-time video/audio streaming systems (e.g., SRTP/RTCP, WebRTC,SRT , SFrame, QUIC/HTTP3-based media transport)\nStrong grasp of network protocols and behavior under variable network conditions (packet loss, jitter, latency,FEC,Duplication,RTX

Strong understanding of multithreaded concepts and design patterns.\nHave worked on/used various audio/video codecs like H.264/HEVC/AV1/AV2/AAC/Opus.\nExperience with mobile & wireless networks (WiFi/BT/Cellular/LTE/3G/4G/5G) or satellite networks.\nHands on with tools like Wireshark, netem, or other network emulation/testing frameworks.\nBackground in academic research or published papers related to networking, FEC and secure realtime media transport.\nNice to have experience developing AI/ML solutions, including deep learning, reinforcement learning, LLMs, using frameworks like T ensorFlow, PyT orch, Keras and Scikit-learn.\nData driven and dedicated Engineer with a strong work ethic and a proactive mindset.

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