Senior Software Engineer - Apple Media Products

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Job description

Summary
The Apple Media Products Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple's high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.

These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services.

Thanks to Apple's unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple's privacy policy, one of Apple's core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple's business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and cross-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here.

Key Qualifications
7+ years of experience (Senior Developer), experienced in a professional programming position with Java and similar languages.
Strong understanding of building micro-services using REST-style APIs.
In-depth knowledge of database systems and domain modeling techniques.
Deep understanding of both SQL and NoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB.
Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
Experience deploying software on elastic platforms such as Kubernetes, EC2, etc.
Enjoys fixing/improving things and finding solutions to difficult problems.
Experience with JSON, Protobuf serialization and gRPC.
Strong belief in automation and tooling as a critical part of the software lifecycle.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Possess strong and clear communication abilities.
Experience with video / audio streaming and other media formats a plus.

Description
As an Engineer on the AMP Media Domain Platform team, you'll work on the Media Processing for all of Apple's Media usecases TV, music, movies, AppleTV+, AppleTV channels, App Trailer, Editorial Videos etc. We handle the entire media life cycle, from media creation to international scheduling to developing custom media formats.

As a member of our team, you will partner with multiple engineering teams, design teams, business operations, and production support. You will help develop the next generation of Media Processing Pipeline systems and work with our partner teams to help get streaming and workflow solutions into production. You will collaborate with and contribute to AMP's Media Processing Services, helping in media streaming / HTTP Live Streaming.

Our team is geographically diverse. We're looking for someone whose "people skills" complement their technical skills, someone who loves improving things as much as building things, and someone who is passionate about discovering new ways to accelerate the rate at which we can improve our products. If this sounds like you, join our team!

Education & Experience
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.