Metal Game Ecosystem Engineer

Apple is a leading technology company that creates innovative products including Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
$150,000 - $250,000
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Gaming
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Description For Metal Game Ecosystem Engineer

Apple's Metal Game Ecosystem team is seeking a talented engineer with a passion for performance and quality to join their innovative gaming platform development efforts. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge gaming technology and Apple's renowned hardware ecosystem.

As a Metal Game Ecosystem Engineer, you'll collaborate closely with world-leading game and game engine developers, helping them optimize their renderers for Apple's unified gaming platform across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. You'll serve as the technical voice of the game developer ecosystem within Apple, directly influencing future features and product directions.

The position involves hands-on work with game makers and 3rd party engine developers, analyzing workloads, identifying performance improvements, and providing technical mentorship. You'll leverage your expertise in modern graphics APIs, rendering techniques, and game development to help developers maximize the potential of Apple's platforms.

Key responsibilities include partnering with external developers to optimize performance, memory usage, and API implementation, conducting workshops, contributing directly to source code, and collaborating with internal teams to drive platform improvements. You'll work with Apple's sophisticated developer tools and apply your deep understanding of the architecture to enhance both developer and user experiences across all Apple products with GPUs.

This role offers the exciting opportunity to shape the future of gaming on Apple platforms while working with cutting-edge technology and industry-leading developers. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical skills in graphics programming with excellent collaboration and communication abilities.

Join Apple's Metal Game Ecosystem team to be part of revolutionizing gaming experiences across Apple's device ecosystem, working with the latest in graphics technology and helping define the future of gaming on Apple platforms.

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Responsibilities For Metal Game Ecosystem Engineer

  • Partner with external game and game engine developers to analyze workloads and identify performance improvements
  • Collaborate with engineers using Apple's developer tools
  • Improve developer and user experience through engineering engagements on all Apple products
  • Provide informative workshops and direct contributions to source code
  • Collaborate with internal teams to drive platform improvements

Requirements For Metal Game Ecosystem Engineer

  • Working experience on rendering and graphics in games
  • In-depth knowledge of modern computer graphics techniques including ray tracing
  • In-depth knowledge of at least one modern graphics API (DirectX 12, Vulkan, Metal, etc.)
  • Proficient in C/C++

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