RealityKit Media Pipeline Engineer, Vision Products Software

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $184,700–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · RealityKit Media Pipeline Engineer, Vision Products Software

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As a RealityKit Media Pipeline Engineer on the Vision Products Software team, you will architect and implement high-performance rendering systems for spatial media across visionOS and Apple Vision Pro. Your daily work involves developing GPU pipelines for spatial photo and video playback, optimizing shaders for Apple silicon, and building intuitive APIs for developers. You will utilize C++, Metal Shading Language, and modern graphics APIs like Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX 12 to solve complex problems such as foveated rendering, temporal reprojection, and multi-view rendering. By managing memory, profiling with Instruments, and optimizing the full rendering stack, you will enable the seamless integration of 3D content and spatial media, ensuring high visual fidelity and smooth performance for immersive photos, videos, and 3D media presentation.

Skills

RealityKit Metal C++ Metal Shading Language GLSL HLSL Vulkan DirectX 12 visionOS Instruments RenderDoc AVFoundation Core Media Foveated Rendering Temporal Reprojection Multi-view Rendering Video Decoding

What you'll do

Design and implement high-performance rendering pipelines for spatial photos, videos, and 3D media.
Optimize GPU shaders and rendering algorithms to achieve high visual quality on Apple silicon.
Build intuitive APIs for developers to integrate spatial media into visionOS applications.
Profile and debug rendering issues across the graphics stack using Instruments and GPU debugging tools.
Prototype rendering features for future vision products and evaluate emerging graphics technologies.
Write unit tests and performance benchmarks to ensure rendering quality and stability.
Contribute to technical specifications and documentation for spatial media rendering capabilities.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of professional experience in real-time graphics programming with exposure to media playback systems.
Strong proficiency in C++ and shader programming languages such as Metal Shading Language, GLSL, or HLSL.
Solid understanding of modern graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX 12) and GPU architecture.
Familiarity with foveated rendering, temporal reprojection, or other advanced real-time rendering techniques.
Proficiency with performance profiling tools like Instruments, RenderDoc, or similar GPU debuggers.
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or related field (preferred).
7+ years of experience shipping media rendering features in high-profile consumer products (preferred).

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