Software Engineer, Internal Tools - Media, Graphics & Compute Tech

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Apple employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Internal Tools team within Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies (MGC) in the San Diego area. You will design and build tooling that accelerates engineering delivery and quality across SME's streaming features.

The role focuses on developing scalable applications, automating workflows with GenAI-powered tooling, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve platform operations and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with Python or similar language.
• Experience debugging complex systems.
• Experience architecting and implementing large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a well-integrated toolchain that streamlines platform operations and reduces operational overhead
• Develop and maintain applications with a focus on quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Investigate and resolve complex issues spanning application logic and underlying infrastructure
• Build tooling and automation frameworks that ensure the quality and rapid, reliable delivery of SME’s streaming features
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and automate inefficient workflows
• Design and build GenAI-powered tooling and agentic workflows that boost engineering productivity and automate quality and delivery processes across the organization

Skills

Python

Debugging complex systems

Distributed systems

Job description

Software Engineer, Internal Tools - Media, Graphics & Compute Tech

San Diego Metro Area, California, United States Software and Services

The Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies (MGC) organization serves as the foundation for audio and video media across Apple’s diverse range of innovative products, including iPhones, HomePods, AppleTVs, Apple Watches, iPads, Macs, Vision Pros, and professional and consumer applications such as Final Cut, Music, TV, and iWork. MGC elevates the media experience on iOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS platforms through technologies like AVFoundation, CoreMedia, CoreAudio, Media Toolbox, and Video Toolbox.This position is with the Streaming Media Ecosystem (SME) team, which delivers a comprehensive set of streaming technologies, ensuring seamless media experiences for Apple and third-party services. The services SME supports include Apple TV, Apple Music, Disney Plus, Netflix, and HBO. This role focuses on designing and developing applications, services, and platform infrastructure that support SME’s products and features. This work plays a critical role in ensuring product quality by building the tooling and automation frameworks that enable rapid, reliable delivery of world-class streaming experiences.

Description

We’re looking for a meticulous, focused, and self-motivated individual, passionate about automating workflows, including through GenAI and agentic tooling. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to improve their efficiency.You’ll join a team of engineers building scalable applications that help a large engineering organization ship higher-quality software, faster.You’ll design reliable, highly available applications, services, and platforms, with automation as the guiding goal.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a well-integrated toolchain that streamlines platform operations and reduces operational overhead
• Develop and maintain applications with a focus on quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Investigate and resolve complex issues spanning application logic and underlying infrastructure
• Build tooling and automation frameworks that ensure the quality and rapid, reliable delivery of SME’s streaming features
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and automate inefficient workflows
• Design and build GenAI-powered tooling and agentic workflows that boost engineering productivity and automate quality and delivery processes across the organization

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience, with strong proficiency in Python or a similar language
• Demonstrated expertise in debugging complex systems
• Experience architecting and implementing large-scale distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages
• Familiarity with application performance profiling and benchmarking
• Hands‑on experience building applications or developer tooling that leverage GenAI technologies, such as LLM APIs, AI agents, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), or the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,000 and $308,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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