Senior Technical Artist Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 1 day 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 Technical Artist Engineer

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The Senior Technical Artist Engineer joins a team of motion designers, technical artists, and engineers to craft fluid interactions for platforms like Apple Weather, Apple Pay, and Apple Sports. This role involves bringing compelling visuals to life by building real-time visual systems including materials, effects, particles, simulations, and procedural or generative visuals. The engineer will write and optimize shaders, develop custom controls and gesture-driven animations, and create tools and plugins for design teams. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, along with extensive experience using the Metal framework, shader programming, and GPU pipeline optimization. Candidates should also possess skills in 3D software like Maya or Houdini, and potentially experience with RealityKit, SceneKit, or Unity to solve complex visual elements and animation challenges within a live view hierarchy.

Skills

Metal Swift SwiftUI UIKit GLSL WebGL RealityKit ARKit SceneKit Unity Houdini Maya Blender Cinema 4D TouchDesigner p5.js Three.js Processing VFX

What you'll do

Build real-time visual systems including materials, effects, particles, and simulations using Metal and VFX.
Write and optimize shaders to maintain high frame rates across mobile and desktop devices.
Develop custom controls, transitions, and gesture-driven animations from the ground up.
Provide code and integration support to engineering teams for complex visual elements and animations.
Create custom tools and plugins to support the design team's workflow.
Implement procedural and generative visuals within custom interfaces.
Integrate GPU-rendered content into live view hierarchies using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience with the Metal framework or similar graphics technologies, including shader writing and real-time 3D graphics.
Experience authoring particle systems, simulations, or other procedural and generative visual systems.
Understanding of GPU pipelines, shader performance optimization, and platform constraints.
Experience building custom controls, transitions, gesture-driven animation, and integrating GPU-rendered content into live view hierarchies.
Proficiency with Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
Strong programming skills and the ability to iterate quickly on ideas alongside design teams.
A portfolio or reel demonstrating shader, effects, or generative work (preferred).
Experience with creative coding tools, 3D software, AR/VR frameworks, or scripting tools (preferred).