Software Platform Engineer

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Join the Final Cut Pro engineering team — Apple’s flagship professional video editing suite used by major Hollywood studios and millions of creators worldwide— and drive the technical evolution of core data infrastructure that enables professional creative workflows.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll help drive the modernization of persistence systems that must handle multi-gigabyte projects with real-time responsiveness. You will be a technical contributor within the team while collaborating across Apple’s creative applications ecosystem. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who thrives on solving complex problems at the intersection of high-performance computing and creative technology

• Develop and enhance the data model & persistence infrastructure in Final Cut Pro.
• Contribute to the migration of legacy Objective-C systems to modern Swift using best practices for maintainability and testability.
• Implement features and improvements using Swift’s structured concurrency model and Grand Central Dispatch, with attention to thread safety and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product and platform teams to deliver foundational improvements that enable seamless workflows across Apple’s creative suite.
• Identify and resolve complex bottlenecks in multi-threaded, latency-sensitive environments processing large media files.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following modern architectural principles.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions and technical investigations while contributing to engineering excellence standards

• 5+ years of experience in application or platform-level development, with a focus on persistence frameworks and system design.
• Deep experience with Core Data or similar persistence technologies, including schema migrations and domain modeling.
• Mastery of Swift concurrency patterns and seamless Objective-C interoperability.
• Solid understanding of multi-threaded programming, synchronization, and memory management in modern Apple environments.
• Experience with unit testing, continuous integration, and engineering best practices.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical ideas clearly and work collaboratively in a multi-functional team.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Familiarity with media applications, graphics applications, video editing tools, or creative software workflows.
• Understanding of Apple frameworks such as AVFoundation, Core Animation, AppKit/UIKit.
• Experience working in large, legacy codebases with incremental modernization goals.
• Experience with Micro Services Architecture and Distributed Systems.
• Knowledge of data migration strategies and performance tuning for I/O-bound systems.

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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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.

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