Contractor Software Engineer

Responsibilities include:

• Adding new features to the Keynote animation engine
• Profiling and optimizing performance of Keynote animations using state- of-the-art graphics techniques and research
• Keeping up with the latest best practices in graphics research and development
• Applying modern testing methodologies to a wide variety of animations and effects

Key Qualifications:

• Ability to visualize and implement high-level animation and graphical concepts
• Demonstrated experience with Metal, OpenGL, WebGL, Vulkan, or similar GPU API
• Experience with shaders (GLSL, HLSL, Metal shading language, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills
• Adaptable, quick learner

Nice-to-haves:

• Familiarity with computer graphics research (SIGGRAPH, GDC, etc.)
• Development experience with macOS or iOS (Xcode, Instruments, etc.)
• Experience with Core Graphics and Animation
• Experience with Reality Kit, Scene Kit, Unity, Unreal, or another high-level 3D API
• Experience with low-level media APIs (AV Foundation, Video Toolbox, etc.)
• Experience with Motion, After Effects, or other animation editing tools
• Experience with scripting, unit testing, and automated testing
• Deep knowledge of GPU architectures
• Artistic or design background

Education:

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills