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Software Engineer, Playback and Media Protection

New York City, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-28

Core

Develop and implement DRM and security solutions across Apple's media ecosystem to protect playback and user data.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (DRM and endpoint security)

Builds

DRM technologies (FairPlay, PlayReady, Widevine) and endpoint security systems for Apple media products

Domain

Media streaming, digital rights management, endpoint security

Required skills

Java, DRM technologies (FairPlay, PlayReady, Widevine), endpoint security, authentication protocols, relational databases, NoSQL (Cassandra), performance tuning, system design

Preferred skills

Hands-on DRM experience, data modeling techniques, NoSQL familiarity

Technologies

Java, FairPlay, PlayReady, Widevine, Cassandra

Responsibilities

Design and build DRM technologies and security solutions across the media ecosystem; Verify device signatures, manage one-time passwords, and secure user tokens; Own projects from inception to production deployment with a focus on performance; Innovate and challenge assumptions to solve ambiguous problems

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC

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