March 26, 2025

CoreMedia Performance Engineer

Mid • On-site

$115,700 - $204,000/yr

San Diego, CA

Summary

Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200597016
As a CoreMedia Performance Engineer, you will seek opportunities to improve media software performance for responsiveness, memory usage, and power consumption. You will also be responsible for diagnosing performance issues, helping us identify and correct recent performance regressions, and helping to train and mentor others in performance optimization techniques.

Description

As a member of the performance team member you will be contributing to Investigating cases of poor performance in media applications Identifying performance bottlenecks and hot-spots in the CoreMedia software stack Exploring new tools and methodologies for performance measurement and building robust statistical models to detect regressions Analysis of large scale performance telemetry data to learn trends and drive future improvements Creating and defending performance benchmarks for media use cases Working across power and performance teams at Apple to drive improvements in tools and measurement techniques Collaborating with other CoreMedia engineers to implement optimizations

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience with system software performance analysis and optimization
  • Systems software development experience in C/C++ and scripting in Python
  • Experience with memory management, threads, and processes and Operating Systems fundamentals
  • Excellent debugging, critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with debugging tools and performance profiling tools
  • Experience with Swift and Objective-C
  • Experience with media technologies (media playback, recording frameworks)
  • Experience with systems programming and inter-process communication
  • Background in data science and statistical data analysis

Pay & Benefits

  • 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 $115,700 and $204,000, 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.

    Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.