Senior Software Engineer, Video Applications

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted: 143 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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Video Applications

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Senior Software Engineer — Video Applications (FX Plug API’s) joins the Motion team to empower a third-party developer ecosystem by designing and maintaining robust FxPlug APIs. This role serves as the bridge between core engineering and external developers, focusing on creating tools that extend the capabilities of Final Cut Pro and Motion. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing well-documented APIs, diagnosing integration issues, resolving performance bottlenecks, writing automated tests, and providing direct technical support to third-party developers. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in macOS development, Apple frameworks, and motion graphics or image processing algorithms. Technical requirements include proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, advanced knowledge of concurrency and cross-process communication, and experience working with sandboxed or security-sensitive environments. This role solves the technical challenge of providing a consistent developer experience for creating powerful new effects within professional video creation applications.

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Skills

Swift Objective-C macOS Apple Frameworks API Design Concurrency Cross-process Communication Motion Graphics Image Processing Algorithms

What you'll do

Design and implement robust, well-documented FxPlug APIs for third-party developers.
Maintain existing FxPlug APIs and their underlying implementations.
Diagnose and debug integration issues between third-party tools and Apple applications.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks within the FxPlug API implementations.
Write automated tests to ensure the reliability of the FxPlug APIs.
Create and maintain technical documentation and sample code for the developer community.
Provide direct technical support and guidance to third-party developers.
Prioritize API improvements by balancing developer needs with Apple’s internal roadmap.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
6+ years of professional software engineering experience focusing on application-level and framework development.
Experience designing and maintaining public APIs or SDKs for external developers.
3+ years of proficiency in Objective-C and/or Swift.
3+ years of deep experience with macOS development and Apple frameworks.
Advanced understanding of concurrency and cross-process communication.
Familiarity with motion graphics and image processing algorithms and their implementation.
Proven ability to write clear, maintainable code with excellent documentation and strong communication skills.

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