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Sr. Video Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Apple· Software
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Seattle, WA$175k - $308.5kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer on the Pro Video Experiences team within Camera & Photos, responsible for architecting and delivering professional video features across the full camera stack, engaging with industry partners, and shaping the roadmap for Apple’s pro video platform.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deliver professional video features across the full camera stack, from ISP firmware interfaces to public AVFoundation APIs
  • Engage directly with industry partners, standards bodies, and professional customers to gather requirements and validate technical direction
  • Navigate complex cross-team dependencies across display, audio, networking, and silicon teams to drive features to completion
  • Translate industry trends and customer needs into concrete engineering roadmaps and feature proposals
  • Design APIs and frameworks with the developer experience in mind, ensuring third-party camera apps can adopt professional capabilities with minimal friction
  • Mentor team members and contribute to architectural decisions that shape the long-term direction of Apple's pro video platform
  • Represent the team's work to leadership through clear, compelling technical narratives tailored to the audience

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to architect systems end-to-end
  • Proven track record of independently driving complex, cross-team technical efforts from ambiguity to delivery
  • Strong programming skills in Objective-C, C, C++, or Swift across both greenfield and legacy codebases
  • Deep expertise in professional video technology: color science, video codecs, frame timing, signal transport, or broadcast workflows
  • Experience working directly with professional video hardware, production environments, or broadcast infrastructure
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present technical strategies to both engineering peers and senior leadership
  • A CS degree or equivalent years of relevant industry experience

Skills

Required:Objective-CCC++SwiftColor scienceVideo codecs
Nice to have:AVFoundation/Core Media/Core Video

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through stock programs
  • employee stock purchase plan
Last updated Jul 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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