What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Systems Video Engineer position at Apple?
Imagine the impact you can make. A billion users will use the technologies you helped craft almost daily. At Apple, you will have the opportunity to work on products that are always leaders in the industry and occasionally, change the world! The Video Engineering group at Apple is responsible for creating the image/video core technologies used in almost all Apple products and services. In this role, you will develop embedded software for image and video compression/processing, implementing features for applications such as the iPhone/iPad Camera capture, Live Photo, AirPlay, FaceTime, Cinematic Mode, iMovie and many more on a vast variety of devices. As an embedded software engineer, you will work on the video/image subsystem, including new video compression/processing feature development, and performance and power optimizations. The applicant will be an extraordinary teammate and have a consistent track record of development for large volume product shipment.
You will focus on bringing up new hardware platforms as well as working on the roadmap for future projects. You will help develop embedded software features in collaboration with multiple teams and fix related bugs. You will also work on prototyping features for future products and design, improve and maintain the software infrastructure across multiple platforms as well as write and enhance new testing tools. Multi-functional collaboration and strong team spirit is key to this role.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
Proficiency in C and C programming.
Strong software design, problem-solving and debugging skills with a focus on efficient and reliable solutions.
Experience in embedded real time multitasking software system.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of image or video processing technologies.
Internship or direct related experience in embedded software development.
Experience working with hardware technical reference manuals and translating requirements from them into software design.