Applied Networking Frameworks Engineer

Company: Apple Inc.
Location: San Diego
Posted on: November 12, 2024

Job Description:

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! We're looking for a passionate software engineer to join us in building the best, most secure communications and networking frameworks powering a wide array of Apple products. The Applied Networking team provides the core infrastructure for device-to-device communications, including both messaging and realtime communications. The team's frameworks unlock sharing, collaboration, messaging, and secure connectivity, providing API surfaces that enable Apple products such as iMessage, FaceTime, HomeKit, SharePlay, Apple Watch, AirDrop, and more. Our goal is to develop technologies and craft experiences that revolutionize the way people communicate with each other and interact with their devices. If this opportunity sounds exciting to you, please apply!DescriptionAs an Applied Networking Frameworks Engineer, you will have a unique ability to build innovative networking and communications protocols and frameworks that surprise and delight our users. In this position, you'll play a crucial role in building these networking and communications features. You will design, implement, maintain, and evangelize frameworks to unlock new and innovative networked use cases on our platforms, often working in Swift and Objective-C on protocols, frameworks, and daemons to accomplish this. You will craft thoughtful APIs which are a delight for developers to leverage to build magical experiences that span multiple devices and multiple users. You will ship critical components in Apple operating systems behind these APIs, taking into account network characteristics and power considerations in your implementation. At Apple, collaboration, connection, and a seamless multi-device ecosystem are core to many of the features that customers cherish most. You will play a meaningful role in advancing these features for hundreds of millions of users across the many products and services we make.Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Strong software development and architecture design skills, with experience in at least one object-oriented programming language like Swift, Objective-C, or C++
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Self-directed and can solve problems independentlyPreferred Qualifications
  • Strong understanding of networking protocols and peer-to-peer or client-server architecture, with an understanding of trade-offs between solutions (e.g., latency, bandwidth, power)
  • Experience with iOS and/or macOS development and familiarity with Apple SDKs
  • Experience in multi-process and multi-threaded programming
  • Experience shipping features built on top of networking technologies (e.g., Bonjour, WiFi, Bluetooth)
  • Experience with Unix development, daemons, cross-process communication, etc.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems
  • Experience building applications which are secure and private by design, e.g., using end-to-end encryption and/or media and realtime communication encryption
  • Proven track record building real-time, multi-user applications and frameworksApple 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.
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