Software Engineer, Media Streaming Playback
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Summary
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Apple\'s Streaming Media Team, is looking for self motivated and dedicated engineers to join our team. We work on technologies that power streaming media experiences on native and 3rd party platforms (e.g, iPhone, ATV, 3rd party smart TV’s, etc). Such technologies enable a client app to stream at UHD quality from your favorite video services (e.g. ATV+, iTunes Movies, HBO, Hulu, etc) without stalling. We are looking for engineers who are familiar with video streaming using web based technologies. If you are passionate about solving challenging problems with creative solutions, then this job maybe a perfect fit for you.
Apple\'s Streaming Media Team, is looking for self motivated and dedicated engineers to join our team. We work on technologies that power streaming media experiences on native and 3rd party platforms (e.g, iPhone, ATV, 3rd party smart TV’s, etc). Such technologies enable a client app to stream at UHD quality from your favorite video services (e.g. ATV+, iTunes Movies, HBO, Hulu, etc) without stalling. We are looking for engineers who are familiar with video streaming using web based technologies. If you are passionate about solving challenging problems with creative solutions, then this job maybe a perfect fit for you.
Description
As a media streaming engineer in this role, you will be responsible for developing either a high quality playback experiences in JavaScript for embedded platforms or media playback experiences on Android devices. You will be responsible for developing features pertaining to streaming, contributing to media systems design, analyzing performance, and tuning algorithms for streaming media playback on various platforms.
Minimum Qualifications
- Software development experience in one or more of these areas: JavaScript, C/C++, Java or Kotlin
- Excellent analytical, programming and debugging skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for learning new technologies, and results oriented with a positive and upbeat attitude
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Android development with a focus on media playback.
- Experience with Android Media APIs (MediaCodec, AudioTrack)
- Experience with ExoPlayer internal components
- Knowledge of adaptive streaming technologies such as HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), DASH, etc
- Experience using HTML5 based video playback technologies, such as MSE (Media Source Extensions) and EME (Encrypted Media Extensions)
- Working knowledge of media codecs, container formats and transport protocols (e.g., MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, AAC, AC3, MP4, MPEG-2 TS, etc)
- Proficiency developing in multi-browser environments (Safari, Chrome, etc) with troubleshooting skills using network analysis tools such as WireShark, etc
- Experience in developing streaming players using JavaScript (e.g., hls.js).
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