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Software Development Engineer in Test Video Codec
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Job Location:
Cupertino, CA - USA
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Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
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Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
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 others ideas stronger. Here youll do more than join something youll add something. Video Engineering is seeking a strong experienced self-motivated Software Development Engineer in Test with a passion for making all Apple product experience the best it can be. You will be working on the latest Apple products ensuring that the video experience is the best in the world!
In this role your main responsibility will be test design and development for video processing frameworks and low-level software of video codecs covering both functionality verification and quality measurement across all iOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS platforms. The work targets image u0026 video encoding/decoding editing/post-processing and machine learning based daily tasks will include developing software and tools to validate algorithms and code changes of projects designing test cases and architecting test harnesses. You will implement tests in C/C Objective-C Swift and Python/Shell scripting using test frameworks. Additionally you will automate workflows in testing and quality evaluation pipelines triage and root-cause failures and drive early test strategy and planning. You will also build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows that extend what these pipelines can automate at will partner with Ru0026D engineering teams and both internal and external cross-functional partners to ensure image and video frameworks/firmware/drivers deliver the highest quality video experience.
BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experiencen6 years programming experience in C/C Objective-C/Swift and Pythonn6 years development experience on macOS or unix/linux platformnHands-on experience using LLMs in software development including building workflows with AI/LLM-based toolsnExperience in test case development and software testing methodologiesnUnderstanding of software engineering concepts with hands-on experience practicing CI/CD in software development
Strong knowledge of software engineering and development lifecyclesnExperience in building LLM-powered tooling including prompt engineering agent design tool/API integration and MCP-based integrationsnExperience in test development using frameworks such as XCTest or PyTestnExperience with white-box / grey-box testing API testing mutation testing static testing or code coverage analysisnExperience in image or video quality evaluation or model benchmarking and quality metricsnUnderstanding of image or video codecs (e.g. AVC HEVC VP9 AV1) and video processing pipelinesnExcellent problem solving and debugging skillsnGreat communication and negotiation skills able to collaborate and work as a teamnSelf-sufficient and self-motivated and able to work independently and drive projects to closure in a timely manner
In this role your main responsibility will be test design and development for video processing frameworks and low-level software of video codecs covering both functionality verification and quality measurement across all iOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS platforms. The work targets image u0026 video encoding/decoding editing/post-processing and machine learning based daily tasks will include developing software and tools to validate algorithms and code changes of projects designing test cases and architecting test harnesses. You will implement tests in C/C Objective-C Swift and Python/Shell scripting using test frameworks. Additionally you will automate workflows in testing and quality evaluation pipelines triage and root-cause failures and drive early test strategy and planning. You will also build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows that extend what these pipelines can automate at will partner with Ru0026D engineering teams and both internal and external cross-functional partners to ensure image and video frameworks/firmware/drivers deliver the highest quality video experience.
BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experiencen6 years programming experience in C/C Objective-C/Swift and Pythonn6 years development experience on macOS or unix/linux platformnHands-on experience using LLMs in software development including building workflows with AI/LLM-based toolsnExperience in test case development and software testing methodologiesnUnderstanding of software engineering concepts with hands-on experience practicing CI/CD in software development
Strong knowledge of software engineering and development lifecyclesnExperience in building LLM-powered tooling including prompt engineering agent design tool/API integration and MCP-based integrationsnExperience in test development using frameworks such as XCTest or PyTestnExperience with white-box / grey-box testing API testing mutation testing static testing or code coverage analysisnExperience in image or video quality evaluation or model benchmarking and quality metricsnUnderstanding of image or video codecs (e.g. AVC HEVC VP9 AV1) and video processing pipelinesnExcellent problem solving and debugging skillsnGreat communication and negotiation skills able to collaborate and work as a teamnSelf-sufficient and self-motivated and able to work independently and drive projects to closure in a timely manner
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