Software Engineer, Internal Tools, Media, Graphics & Compute Tech

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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Above market

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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 · Software Engineer, Internal Tools, Media, Graphics & Compute Tech

Software Engineer, Internal Tools - Media, Graphics & Compute Tech joins the Streaming Media Ecosystem team to design and develop applications, services, and platform infrastructure. This role focuses on building scalable applications and automation frameworks that enable the rapid, reliable delivery of streaming features for services like Apple TV and Apple Music. You will build and maintain a well-integrated toolchain to streamline platform operations, investigate complex issues across application logic and infrastructure, and partner with cross-functional teams to automate inefficient workflows. Key responsibilities include developing GenAI-powered tooling and agentic workflows to boost engineering productivity. Required skills include over eight years of software development experience, proficiency in Python, expertise in debugging complex systems, and experience architecting large-scale distributed systems, with preferred experience in LLM APIs, RAG, or MCP.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain a well-integrated toolchain to streamline platform operations and reduce overhead.
  • Develop scalable, high-quality applications and services with a focus on maintainability.
  • Build automation frameworks to ensure the rapid and reliable delivery of streaming features.
  • Design and build GenAI-powered tooling and agentic workflows to boost engineering productivity.
  • Investigate and resolve complex issues spanning application logic and underlying infrastructure.
  • Identify and automate inefficient workflows by partnering with cross-functional teams.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Python or a similar language.
  • Demonstrated expertise in debugging complex systems.
  • Experience architecting and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages (preferred).
  • Familiarity with application performance profiling and benchmarking (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience building applications or developer tooling that leverage GenAI technologies (preferred).

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