Software Development Engineer in Test, Video Codec
Apple Inc
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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $136,950–$198,275 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $168k for comparable roles.
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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
Apple Inc currently has 3515 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $174,149–$277,600 across 2718 roles with salary data.
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Software Development Engineer – Systems The Video Engineering team is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to ensure high-quality video experiences across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS platforms. You will focus on test design and development for video processing frameworks and low-level software of video codecs, specifically targeting image and video encoding, decoding, editing, and machine learning technologies. Daily responsibilities include developing software and tools to validate algorithms, designing test cases, architecting test harnesses, and automating workflows in quality evaluation pipelines. You will also build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows. Required technical skills include C/C++, Objective-C, Swift, and Python/Shell scripting. You must demonstrate proficiency in CI/CD, prompt engineering, and testing methodologies like XCTest or PyTest to solve complex video processing and firmware quality problems.
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