Apple

DRM Software Engineer

Apple$120K — $145K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years experience in software development
  • Interest in DRM technologies (FairPlay, PlayReady, Widevine)
  • Knowledge of endpoint security and authentication protocols
  • Strong programming skills in Java
  • Proven ability to drive projects independently
  • Focus on performance through measuring, profiling, and tuning
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement DRM and security solutions for media products
  • Drive projects from inception to production deployment
  • Focus on performance and optimization of system designs
  • Collaborate with team members to deliver high-quality features
  • Measure, profile, and tune systems for improved performance
  • Question assumptions and navigate gray areas creatively
  • Ensure absolute security of user tokens and endpoints

Benefits

  • Fast-paced, rewarding work environment
  • Opportunities to work on products used by millions
  • Collaboration with top engineers and scientists
  • Chance to make significant impact in media product security
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies in DRM and security
Full Job Description
Description

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish. As a DRM Software Engineer within the Apple Media Products Commerce team, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement DRM and security solutions across our entire ecosystem of media products.

We strive to provide a flawless experience for our millions of customers and developers. The Apple Media Products Commerce Engineering team manages DRM and media security solutions across all Apple media products, including Apple TV, Apple Music, Fitness+, Podcasts, Apple Books, and more. Beyond media playback, our team is responsible for the security of the entire organization's endpoints. We utilize FairPlay technology to verify device signatures, manage device one-time passwords, and ensure the absolute security of user tokens. This scale is truly unprecedented and requires tremendous thinking to develop new initiatives and maintain existing systems.

We are looking for a self-starting, energetic individual who is not afraid to question assumptions or charge head-first into gray areas. While prior experience isn't strictly required, an ideal candidate will have, or be eager to develop, an interest in DRM technologies, including FairPlay, PlayReady, and Widevine, as well as endpoint security and authentication protocols. An understanding of relational databases, data-modeling techniques, and Cassandra or other NoSQL knowledge is a plus. We are primarily a Java shop.

You will drive projects from inception to production deployment with a strong focus on performance to get the most out of your systems' designs and implementations, no matter what the scale. You will care about measuring, profiling, and tuning, but you will also be able to think creatively and question assumptions. You should be a phenomenal teammate and have excellent communication and presentation skills.

If you like the stimulation and challenges of building systems and features exposed to hundreds of millions of transacting users, and you want to make a difference, you will find Apple Media Products Engineering to be a fast-paced, rewarding environment where the best engineers and scientists collaborate to deliver fantastic products and features to our customers.

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years experience in software development.

Interest in (or willingness to develop expertise in) DRM technologies such as FairPlay, PlayReady, or Widevine

Interest in endpoint security and authentication protocols

Strong programming skills, primarily in Java

Ability to drive projects independently, from inception to production deployment

Strong focus on performance - comfortable measuring, profiling, and tuning systems

Excellent communication and presentation skills

A self-starting, energetic mindset - comfortable questioning assumptions and navigating ambiguity ("gray areas")

Strong collaborative instincts

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications

Prior hands-on experience with DRM technologies (FairPlay, PlayReady, Widevine)

Understanding of relational databases and data-modeling techniques

Familiarity with Cassandra or other NoSQL databases

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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