Software Engineer, Final Cut Camera
Apple
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About the Role: Software Engineer, Final Cut Camera
As a Software Engineer on the Final Cut Camera engineering team at Apple, your contributions will be pivotal in enhancing the adoption of Apple hardware and software for a diverse range of customers. This role focuses on the critical first step of high-quality video capture, empowering students, filmmakers, journalists, and influencers to communicate, inspire, and entertain through video.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated software engineer to join a diverse team to push the capabilities of video capture on iPhone forward. Design and implement features that enable the capture of studio quality content, while being accessible to users of all skill levels and backgrounds. Create pathways to make media quickly and seamlessly available for editing in Final Cut Pro. Work to take advantage of the latest camera features in iPhone and other Apple devices.
The ideal candidate will have experience and/or an interest in video and media content production, as well as the craft of video and/or still image recording. A background in the design and implementation of efficient and intuitive iOS applications using Swift is also critical for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, QA, and product marketing teams.
- Research, scope, design, and implement new product features.
- Work to optimize new and existing implementations for stability, power and memory efficiency.
- Partner with other teams at Apple to leverage new and unique hardware and software platform capabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional experience developing applications in Swift and/or Objective-C.
- Strong knowledge of Apple’s development tools and frameworks, including SwiftUI, UIKit, AVFoundation.
- Demonstrated experience building user-facing applications on iOS, iPadOS, and/or macOS with products shipped/shipping in the AppStore.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability work collaboratively and cross functionally with others.
- Experience leveraging frameworks, libraries, and tools for the capture, rendering, playback, and streaming of video media.
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with content creation and media editing applications.
- Knowledge of best practices and techniques for recording high quality video and still imagery.
- Experience in the design and implementation of device discovery/connectivity and video streaming using wireless and wired networks.
- Ability to provide examples of application and/or libraries development for iOS and/or macOS.
Key skills/competency
- Swift programming
- Objective-C
- iOS Development
- SwiftUI
- UIKit
- AVFoundation
- Video Capture
- Media Editing
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Performance Optimization
How to Get Hired at Apple
- Research Apple's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume: Highlight iOS development, Swift/Objective-C, AVFoundation, and video media experience for Apple.
- Showcase your portfolio: Provide examples of user-facing iOS/macOS applications, especially those involving video.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Practice data structures, algorithms, and iOS-specific problem-solving for Apple.
- Demonstrate collaboration skills: Emphasize cross-functional teamwork and communication during Apple interviews.
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