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AR/VR Software Development Engineer

Yesterday Seattle, WA

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Seattle, Washington. Utilize public and internal tools including Unity, Reality Composer Pro, Xcode to create, edit, improve 3D assets. Create and improve algorithms based on algorithm, data structures, and 3D math to improve visual effects and animations. Work closely with PMs, Designers on visual effects of current and next generation of first party apps of Vision Pro. Pay close attention to and maintain power and performance of first party apps of Vision Pro. Create and automate pipeline to improve power, performance, and testing efficiency. Review pull requests that relate to Swift, Objective-C, Visual Effects, Animation. Create tickets immediately after finding bugs, track tickets until closing. Communicate amount cross-functional teams. Contribute to software design discussions with proposals, written feedback on other proposals and active dialogue. Contribute to software reviews by reviewing pull requests authored by teammates and providing suggestions for testability, readability, maintainability and directly testing these changes. Contribute to pre-submission duties regularly to enable QA testing and successful submissions of new code into the shipping build. File appropriate bugs against Apple software that the employee does and does not directly work on to contribute to Apple software overall. 40 hours/week. 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 $149,240 - $210,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

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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Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer and Information Technology, or a related field and 6 months of experience in the job offered or a related position.

Experience and/or education must include:

Using object-oriented languages for user experience including C++ and C#.

Using multi-threaded application architecture including GCD and Actors to build performant and stable user applications.

Debugging memory and threading issues that could arise in application development using tools including Visual Studio and Xcode memory and concurrency tools.

Building 3D applications using ECS systems including Reality Kit or Unity.

Maintaining code coverage through new unit testing of new features and extension of existing unit tests through frameworks including XCTest or MSTest.

Tracking down experience regressions from code changes introduced outside of the user's codebase effectively and efficiently using development framework plus source control such as Git and Perforce.

Optimizing power, performance, quality and usability simultaneously using a combination of telemetry and tooling as part of CI/CD suite.

Author, revise, and optimize shader programs using Metal or node based editors.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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 .

Client-provided location(s): Seattle, WA
Job ID: apple-200641383-3337_rxr-660
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-02-02T19:07:24

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                • Diversity and Inclusion

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