System Software Performance Engineer, Home Platform, CoreOS

The Home Platforms Software Team creates solutions for the home, from building incredible movie watching experiences to building the ecosystem to allow Apple devices to work better together. We make software for Apple TV, HomePod, and iPhone that allows our users to have a transformative listening experience anywhere in their house, to enjoy watching their favorite shows with stunning Dolby Vision quality and Atmos surround, and to play the newest hit from Apple Arcade. 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 Home Platforms- tvOS Performance Engineering team is looking for an experienced engineer with a real passion for delivering first in class home entertainment solutions. You will work with engineers from across the company in a fast paced, technically demanding environment. Breadth of experience and the ability to work on quickly changing set of projects and requirements will be essential in this role. This position will require working with engineering teams across Apple, including Core OS, hardware engineering, HomeKit, and audio and video engineering. In this role you will analyze performance of tvOS for HomePod and Apple TV, including analysis of memory footprint, video and audio performance, and interactive responsiveness, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years' experience working in OS Performance area
Strong understanding of low-level hardware-software interaction, Operating system from Kernel to User Interface
Proven understanding of working with various OS and its architectures along with its optimization and performance
Being methodical, Proven record to lead a complete functional area of an application or product ensuring new product is built with an optimized performance

Preferred Qualifications

Able to work independently and should be dedicated, Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
Comfortable with troubleshooting/debugging/reproducing issues
Scripting and programming skills in C/C++, Python or similar
Excellent problem solving ,critical thinking and Analytics abilities
Experience drawing conclusions from large amounts of data and presenting it to engineering leadership
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience