What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cartography and Display Tools Engineer position at Apple?
We are looking for a Cartography & Display Tools Engineer to join Apple Maps. This role will empower you to build creative and innovative cartography and visualization solutions which will contribute to Apple's overall Maps and other ecosystems.
Your work will directly shape how millions of users experience Maps across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay.
As a Cartography & Display Tools Engineer on the Apple Maps team, you will build cartography pipeline, visualization tools, and authoring environments that leverage Apple's map rendering engine. Through partnerships with many other Apple teams along with Carto and Tools teams, your work will contribute to the next generation of Apple Maps and other Apple ecosystems.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or GIS with 5 years of experience
Strong proficiency in C , Python, and Swift
Experience with Metal, OpenGL, or Vulkan rendering APIs
Experience building developer-facing or content creator tools
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — ability to work across engineering, design, and production teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with MSL shader development and GPU architecture
Experience with MapKit, Apple Maps, or similar mapping SDKs
Understanding of cartographic principles and geospatial data formats
Background in real-time 3D rendering or game engine tooling
Knowledge of domain specific language (DSL), spatial data formats, SQLite, Bison/Lex parsers
Experience translating complex rendering concepts into accessible tool interfaces for non-engineering users