Are you passionate about advancing the future of Spatial Computing, Augment Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies? Are you excited to collaborate with teams across Apple’s ecosystem, building frameworks used by developers and even visionOS internally? Are you driven by the challenge of understanding and improving complex systems while simultaneously optimizing critical components for top performance?
The ARKit team delivers core functionality that empowers Augmented Reality on Apple platforms. We are seeking a motivated, self-driven engineer to play a central role in the delivery of our next generation of technologies. Your key responsibilities will include actively profiling and seeking out system optimizations, while contributing to architectural design and implementation of our future features. As a member of our organization, you will have the uniquely rewarding opportunity to contribute to Apple’s products, delighting and inspiring millions of people every single day.
Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us.
Description
The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a dynamic and creative team charged with exploring a rapidly evolving domain. As a member of the ARKit team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of ARKit, visionOS and iOS. A key responsibility will be to champion performance analysis and active optimization of ARKit features across platforms. You will also be working with cross-functional partners on new features, designing and implementing the architecture and frameworks of our developer-facing API. You will work closely with internal clients to review code and architectural designs, ensuring we’re fulfilling their requirements as efficiently as possible.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Computer Science or similar field, and a minimum 2 years of industry experience with a track record of successful projects
Proficiency in Obj-C, C++ and/or C. Proficiency in Swift is a bonus.
Experience using of visionOS, iOS and/or macOS system libraries, frameworks, and technologies
Experience profiling and optimizing performance and/or memory
Experience designing and implementing interfaces
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in multi-threading and concurrent processing, especially in both software and hardware
Experience optimizing and debugging complex systems
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and effective communication, both written and verbal with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams
A strong sense of responsibility, and an obsession with quality and details
Understanding of AI/ML models and/or Computer Vision is a bonus
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