RealityKit Media Rendering Engineer

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a RealityKit Media Pipeline Engineer to architect rendering pipelines for spatial photos, videos, and 3D media. You will optimize GPU workloads and build APIs to empower developers within visionOS.

You will work on techniques like foveated rendering and temporal reprojection, collaborating with media frameworks, Metal, and hardware teams to maximize visual quality and performance across the Vision Pro ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in real-time graphics programming, with exposure to media playback systems.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and shader programming languages (Metal Shading Language, GLSL, or HLSL).
• Solid understanding of modern graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, or DirectX 12) and GPU architecture.
• Familiarity with foveated rendering, temporal reprojection, or other advanced real-time rendering techniques.
• Understanding of GPU texture management and efficient frame buffer handling, and experience optimizing rendering.
• Proficiency with performance profiling tools like Instruments, RenderDoc, or similar GPU debuggers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex rendering issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance rendering pipelines for spatial photos, videos, and 3D media in RealityKit.
• Optimize GPU shaders and rendering algorithms to achieve strong visual quality and frame rates on Apple silicon.
• Build intuitive APIs that enable developers to integrate spatial media into visionOS applications.
• Profile and debug rendering issues across the graphics stack using Instruments and GPU debugging tools.
• Prototype rendering features for future vision products and evaluate emerging graphics technologies.
• Write unit tests and performance benchmarks to ensure rendering quality and stability.
• Contribute to technical specifications and documentation for spatial media rendering capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and conduct code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.

Skills

C++

Shader languages

Metal API

Vulkan API

DirectX 12

Performance profiling

GPU debugging

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Instruments

RenderDoc

GPU debuggers

AVFoundation

VisionOS

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a RealityKit Media Pipeline Engineer to architect rendering pipelines for spatial photos, videos, and 3D media. You will optimize GPU workloads and build APIs to empower developers within visionOS.

You will work on techniques like foveated rendering and temporal reprojection, collaborating with media frameworks, Metal, and hardware teams to maximize visual quality and performance across the Vision Pro ecosystem.