Senior Software Engineer, UI Rendering

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 17 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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Senior Software Engineer - UI Rendering joins the Compositing, Color, and Display Software team to develop the graphics software foundation for various hardware platforms. This role serves as a technical lead for major initiatives involving the CoreAnimation rendering pipeline, Metal command generation, and low-level compositing architectures. The engineer will build features like Liquid Glass effects and system animations while optimizing performance across CPU and GPU pipelines to improve battery efficiency and reduce latency. Key responsibilities include architecting scalable solutions, diagnosing visual corruptions, and collaborating with hardware and design teams. Required skills include C/C++ programming, experience with Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX, and expertise in real-time rendering and computer graphics. The role addresses the technical challenge of delivering high-fidelity visual experiences and complex UI materials across a diverse ecosystem of mobile, wearable, desktop, and spatial computing devices.

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Skills

Metal C++ C CoreAnimation Vulkan DirectX MSL GLSL HLSL Swift Objective-C GPU Programming Real-time Rendering Computer Graphics Shader Programming Multi-threaded Rendering Color Management HDR iOS macOS watchOS visionOS

What you'll do

Lead technical initiatives and architect scalable solutions for complex graphics and rendering challenges across multiple teams.
Own the CoreAnimation rendering architecture and manage Metal command generation across all Apple platforms.
Develop and implement new UI materials, such as blur and glass effects, in collaboration with design teams.
Architect performance improvements to minimize rendering latency and optimize battery efficiency on CPU and GPU pipelines.
Diagnose and eliminate visual corruptions, flickering, and frame drops in multi-layered rendering contexts.
Define long-term technical strategies and influence hardware/software roadmaps for future rendering capabilities.
Utilize modern engineering practices and agentic coding workflows to accelerate architectural iteration and team delivery.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in software development, including software release management and integration processes.
3+ years of experience with real-time rendering and computer graphics.
Strong expertise in C/C++ programming and GPU-accelerated rendering pipelines.
Hands-on experience with modern graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX) and low-level rendering optimization.
Foundational understanding of Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, and CPU/GPU programming including memory subsystems.
Demonstrated track record of leading complex, multi-team engineering projects from concept to shipping.
Experience with tile-based rendering GPUs architecture, advanced graphics programming, or CoreAnimation (preferred).

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