AR/VR Software Engineer

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Seattle, Washington. Collaborate with design, quality assurance, and software teams to develop consumer facing features of AR/VR software applications. Draft, present, and review software design specifications and software architecture documents. Implement AR/VR software application features by authoring and testing code in various programming languages (such as Swift, Objective-C, and C++) and software stacks (such as SwiftUI, and UIKit). Diagnose and debug software issues to ensure great user experience and software quality on a spatial platform. Measure, analyze, and optimize software stacks to meet the target of performance metrics, as well as compute and memory usage of AR/VR hardware systems. Leverage state-of-the-art LLM tools to develop, debug, and test software feature solutions effectively. Prototype, develop, and ship groundbreaking experiences that build on top of the unique capabilities of AR, VR, and LLM across a variety of use case areas. Track feature dependencies and deliverables and present status to project leadership. Catch and mitigate risks so that features can be delivered according to software release schedule. Ensure code and software quality by reviewing code pull requests. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $139,500 - $210,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

Utilizing programming languages and UI frameworks to develop real time applications, with a high demand of responsiveness, data throughput, and UI flow fluency metrics.

Designing, developing, and shipping novel software solutions by utilizing emerging technologies, cloud computing, and live event data streams.

Developing, iterating, and shipping user facing features and use cases in domains such as web or mobile applications, with a high demand of compute and power consumption optimizations.

Representing and articulating complex design and engineering tradeoffs to project and design leadership.

Utilizing and aggregating functionalities provided by different software frameworks and system stack to ship new user-facing software solutions on Apple, Android, or Web platforms.

Developing and debugging software solutions across multiple layers of complex software stack.

Building, testing, and automating software pipelines that can scale with field-deployed software solutions to accommodate large user bases, withstand demanding data traffic influx, or ultra-high reliability requirements with low failure rate.

Quick and effective ramp-up and leveraging state-of-the-art development tools and technologies to enhance engineering productivity and throughput for feature development, debugging, and testing.