AR/VR Research Engineer

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Job Description


Summary

The Technology Development Group (TDG) is looking for an interdisciplinary AR/VR Research Engineer with expertise in applying state-of-the-art research. The ideal candidate will have a history building software tools, libraries, and applications that intersects scientific research and product development.


Key Qualifications

2 - 4 yrs of experience writing efficient, elegant, and reusable code in Swift or Objective-C using Apple API's including ARKit, UIKit, SceneKit, ModelKit, CoreMotion, CoreML, etc.

2 - 4 yrs of experience with native software engineering stacks (C/C++/Rust)

Experience building 3D applications in a variety of immersive engines (Unity/Unreal).

Familiar with the product development lifecycle and productizing research algorithms.

Experience gathering multimodal sensor data & implementing development and debugging tools.

Excellent software engineering skills beyond coding, including source control, unit testing, debugging, documentation, continuous integration & build trains

Self-directed with the ability to collaborate across the organization to understand priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.

Knowledge of qualitative & quantitative techniques in user research (e.g. subjective assessments and objective statistical measures)

Familiarity in real-time time-series signal processing & DSP fundamentals with some competence in modern machine learning pipelines.

Ideally fluent in trends & technology across the spatial computing space


Description

This is a hands-on interdisciplinary development role that will require you to be versatile across a variety of tasks in a highly collaborative and focused environment. You will work closely with scientists, engineers, and designers to build world-class technology at Apple. You will have the following responsibilities:


Implement 3D experiences that enable scientific research.

Multimodal sensor data collection and analysis.

Develop, maintain, and support software libraries and tools.

Implement or port real-time algorithms to a variety of devices and platforms in order to support product development.


Education & Experience

BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Human Computer Interaction OR equivalent degree OR equivalent experience


Role Number: 200222899