Senior Layout & Rendering Engineer

Cupertino,California,United States

Software and Services

As a WebKit Layout & Rendering Engineer, you will ensure the best possible user experience on the web. You will work on an Open Source software project to develop new designer and developer facing features while maintaining quality, performance, and security. You will collaborate with people from around the world to develop new CSS and HTML Web Standards and design APIs for Web Developers. Then you’ll make those specifications a reality in pixels, geometry, and typography so developers can achieve stunning visual layouts. WebKit is the engine that renders web content on Apple platforms. When you load a webpage in Safari, that’s WebKit! WebKit is a foundational component of iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, forming the basis of many key applications. Improvements in WebKit make all of all Apple products better.

Description

The WebKit Layout & Rendering team is looking for an engineer who loves solving problems with their team. We want someone with a passion for quality and the desire to improve the web for both users and developers. We design and implement changes to the rendering engine to deliver improved security, better performance, and new designer and developer features. This team works on Style, DOM, Paint, Layout, Rendering, Typography, SVG, and Scrolling. SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES WILL INCLUDE: Implementing new Web standards and CSS features Modernizing WebKit’s Layout and Rendering Engine Collaborating with teams across Apple that display HTML and CSS content (ex. Books, Mail) Investigating and fixing bugs reported by our users including performance and security issues Giving constructive feedback on feature design and specification details Representing Apple’s implementation and perspective in standards groups and with other browser vendors Translating standards/designs into concrete tests and implementation

Minimum Qualifications

Key Qualifications

• Modern C++ programming.

• Ability to architect code for correctness, readability, maintainability, and performance.

• Experience finding and correcting bugs in a large code base.

• Experience with Web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Experience leading projects and mentoring teammates.

• Interest in typography, graphic design, visual layout, or geometry.

Preferred Qualifications

Education & Experience

BS in Computer Science or equivalent education or work experience

Additional Requirements

• Engineers often build successful careers on the WebKit team without prior experience working in web browsers. Some of these skills and interests can give you an advantageous head start:

• Experience building a project that involves art, graphic design, visual layout, or geometry. The project can be personal or professional.

• Creating demos and reduced test cases

• Debugging and profiling

• Experience with the UIKit, AppKit, or graphics frameworks.

• Experience working on a developer facing product

• Collaborating with the team to cultivate good engineering practices and team culture

Pay & Benefits

• 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 $170,700 and $300,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

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