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# Streaming Media Software Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $129,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Multithreading, Large Language Models, Data Analytics, Video Streaming
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/streaming-media-software-engineer

## About the Role

Experience working with audio visual media

Experience using LLMs in Software development

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to understand end to end architectures and functional details of a complex system with multiple inter-dependencies

Strong software development experience in C / C++ for multi-threaded/systems development

Outstanding analytical, programming and debugging skills

Excellent communication skills, ability to collaborate and deliver under aggressive schedules

BS/MS in CS/CE or equivalent with 3-5 years of experience

## Description

As a Streaming Media Software Engineer, you will develop new features for video streaming and web-based playback, contributing to overall media systems design, tuning adaptation algorithms, and integrating ML models to build rich experiences. Working cross-functionally, you will partner closely with applications, tooling, and data analytics teams to drive improvements in our player stack and launch new features. Our team crafts the protocols, implementations, and services that deliver industry-leading multimedia experiences to all of our customers. This role offers an incredible opportunity to learn from world-class experts across multiple disciplines both within Apple and in the industry.


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