Job Description
Summary
Apple\'s Streaming Media Team, is looking for self motivated and dedicated engineers to join our team. We work on technologies that power streaming media experiences on native and 3rd party platforms (e.g, iPhone, ATV, 3rd party smart TV’s, etc). Such technologies enable a client app to stream at UHD quality from your favorite video services (e.g. ATV+, iTunes Movies, HBO, Hulu, etc) without stalling. We are looking for engineers who are familiar with video streaming using web based technologies. If you are passionate about solving challenging problems with creative solutions, then this job maybe a perfect fit for you.
Description
Minimum Qualifications
- Software development experience in one or more of these areas: JavaScript, C/C++, Java or Kotlin
- Excellent analytical, programming and debugging skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for learning new technologies, and results oriented with a positive and upbeat attitude
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Android development with a focus on media playback.
- Experience with Android Media APIs (MediaCodec, AudioTrack)
- Experience with ExoPlayer internal components
- Knowledge of adaptive streaming technologies such as HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), DASH, etc
- Experience using HTML5 based video playback technologies, such as MSE (Media Source Extensions) and EME (Encrypted Media Extensions)
- Working knowledge of media codecs, container formats and transport protocols (e.g., MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, AAC, AC3, MP4, MPEG-2 TS, etc)
- Proficiency developing in multi-browser environments (Safari, Chrome, etc) with troubleshooting skills using network analysis tools such as WireShark, etc
- Experience in developing streaming players using JavaScript (e.g., hls.js).