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# Staff Media Applications Engineer, Audio & Media Technologies

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $216,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Frameworks, Code Review, Computer Programming, FaceTime, Design of User Interfaces, Swiftui, Media Technology, Api Design, Objective C++
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27977307/Staff-Media-Applications-Engineer-Audio-Media-Technologies-California-Cupertino-7413

## About the Role

playback UIs, media applications and frameworks such as AVKit. Our frameworks and APIs provide the building blocks for developing rich media user experiences across Apple's ecosystem, powering capabilities such as media playback, editing, routing, capture, and system media UX integrations in apps like Safari, TV, Photos, Music, FaceTime, and iMovie, as well as many third-party applications across all of Apple's platforms. We are looking for a Staff Engineer with a strong technical background, excellent communication and leadership skills, and deep experience in the media, framework development, API design and UI engineering domains to help us build the next generation of media experiences across Apple's products., 10+ years of programming experience, preferably in Swift, Objective-C or C

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Demonstrated Technical or managerial leadership experience

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills

BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Deep knowledge of Operating System design and concepts

Proficiency developing with SwiftUI, Cocoa or other application frameworks

Expertise in triaging and resolving complex bugs.

Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers

## Description

The Media Applications Engineering team is looking for a talented and motivated engineer to help lead the design and implementation of the AVKit framework, system media UX and media application APIs across Apple's products. You will work cross-functionally with a wide range of design and engineering teams to develop new features and APIs for adoption by Apple teams internally and third-party developers alike. You will take technical ownership across key areas of the team's work, collaborating closely with engineering and the design teams to deliver polished, high-quality system media experiences that reach billions of customers across all Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead and define the team's technical direction, framework architecture, and API design

Collaborate with engineering, design, and partner teams across Apple to align on requirements and deliver incredible products and experiences for our users

Participate in code reviews and design discussions to maintain system health and quality

Triage and resolve bugs across the team's frameworks and systems

Drive improvements to media playback UI performance, framework reliability, and developer experience


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