iOS/tvOS FaceTime Engineer

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling how many lives you could impact. The Home Platforms Software Team creates solutions for the home, from building incredible movie-watching experiences to building the Apple ecosystem that allows devices to magically work together to connect loved ones with FaceTime, work out with Fitness+, or even let loose and play games with friends. We make software for Apple TV, HomePod, iPhone, and iPad that allows our customers to enjoy the highest quality of shared experiences Apple devices offer. Our engineers employ their talent and tools to write the code that makes these experiences possible. They work cross-functionally with teams across Apple to make a seamless experience. Join the team to see what else is possible!

Description

The tvOS Communications Experiences team works on code in FaceTime, Camera, tvOS, and iOS to bring FaceTime and other camera experiences to the big screen using a wirelessly connected iPhone or iPad. Engineers on the tvOS Communications Experiences team work closely with cross-functional teams at Apple to deliver a magical and delightful experience connecting friends and families across the world. The role is highly rewarding with ample opportunities for growth and connections across the company.
In this role, you will be working on the Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad FaceTime app as well as the underlying iOS and tvOS systems. You will work with ML models and remain at the forefront of advances in AI technologies to elevate Apple software and experiences for our customers. You will be responsible for proposing, implementing, and presenting features to move communications and camera experiences forward on Apple TV. You will champions the high bar for quality and consistency of Apple software with a passion for building experiences that bring people together.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong at object-oriented programming and design with 3+ years experience
Aptitude to working on frameworks and APIs with 3+ years experience
Experience developing on Apple platforms with 3+ years of experience
Excel at communicating with a diverse team that includes engineers, designers, program managers and evangelists
Experience in writing multi-threaded, asynchronous code
Experience debugging performance problems, able to root out performance bottle-necks and ship code that was optimized to get the most out of the limited cpu and memory resources available
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience integrating with ML models
Knowledge of agentic architectures
Experience maintaining existing large codebase
Performance debugging experience
Unbridled attention to detail
Love the idea of ownership and care deeply about end user experiences
Aptitude to independently learn new technologies