Software Engineer - UI Rendering, Performance & Power

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 13 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 · Software Engineer - UI Rendering, Performance & Power

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Software Engineer - UI Rendering, Performance & Power joins the Compositing, Color, and Display Software team to develop the graphics software foundation for various hardware platforms. This role involves building and optimizing features within the CoreAnimation rendering pipeline, Metal command generation, and low-level compositing architectures. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new UI materials like blur and glass effects while improving performance by reducing latency across CPU and GPU pipelines and enhancing battery efficiency. Key technical requirements include expertise in C/C++, real-time rendering, and modern graphics APIs such as Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX. Candidates must possess skills in profiling, debugging multi-layered systems, and utilizing agentic coding workflows. The work focuses on solving complex graphics challenges to ensure high visual fidelity and smooth animations across a diverse ecosystem of mobile, wearable, and desktop devices.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

Metal C++ C Vulkan DirectX CoreAnimation Swift Objective-C GPU Programming Shader Programming MSL GLSL HLSL Real-time Rendering Computer Graphics Multi-threaded Rendering Color Management HDR

What you'll do

Implement and optimize UI rendering features within the CoreAnimation pipeline across multiple Apple platforms.
Develop and optimize Metal command generation and low-level compositing architectures.
Build new UI materials, such as blur and glass effects, for various hardware devices.
Profile and optimize CPU and GPU pipelines to reduce rendering latency.
Improve battery efficiency and power performance for system-wide UI rendering.
Diagnose and fix visual corruptions, flickering, and frame drops in multi-layered rendering contexts.
Ensure high color fidelity and visual quality across diverse hardware configurations.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in software development.
2+ years of experience with real-time rendering and computer graphics.
Strong expertise in C/C++ programming and GPU-accelerated rendering pipelines.
Hands-on experience with modern graphics APIs such as Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX.
Foundational understanding of Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, and CPU/GPU programming including memory subsystems.
Demonstrated expertise in graphics performance analysis, profiling, and optimization across CPU/GPU boundaries.
Experience delivering graphics or rendering features in production software.

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