Senior Software Engineer, Video Applications

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted: 143 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
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 serve as a bridge between core engineering and the third-party developer ecosystem. This role focuses on designing, maintaining, and documenting robust FxPlug APIs that allow external developers to create effects for Final Cut Pro and Motion. The engineer will manage the end-to-end developer experience by diagnosing integration issues, resolving performance bottlenecks, writing automated tests, and providing direct technical support to the community. Key requirements include proficiency in Objective-C and Swift, deep experience with macOS development and Apple frameworks, and an advanced understanding of concurrency and cross-process communication. The role also requires familiarity with motion graphics and image processing algorithms while working on complex, long-lived codebases within a sandboxed or security-sensitive environment to solve technical challenges for professional video creation applications.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Design and implement robust, well-documented FxPlug APIs to enable third-party developers to extend application capabilities.
Maintain existing FxPlug APIs and their underlying implementations.
Diagnose and debug integration issues between the applications and the FxPlug APIs.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks within the implementation of the FxPlug APIs.
Write automated tests and clean, testable code for the FxPlug API suite.
Create and maintain technical documentation and sample code for the developer community.
Provide direct technical support and guidance to third-party developers to help them troubleshoot issues.
Prioritize API improvements by balancing developer needs with Apple's internal product 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.
Proven ability to write clear, maintainable code and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

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