The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, as a Technical Artist Engineer, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Apple's Product & Design team is seeking a Technical Artist Engineer with a strong procedural and parametric mindset, a sharp aesthetic sensibility, and a passion for building dynamic, evolving visual systems. Responsibilities include developing generative visual systems and creative code solutions using tools such as Metal, GLSL, Processing, p5.js, and Three.js; writing, optimizing, and maintaining shaders (e.g., Metal, GLSL and prototyping interactive graphics driven by parameters and data inputs. This role operates at the intersection of real-time engines, shader programming, procedural workflows, and creative coding-crafting visuals that respond to data, motion, and user interaction. Close collaboration with Designers, Developers, and technically-oriented Artists is essential to integrate visual systems into real-time applications. Additional duties involve researching and proposing new graphical techniques, adaptive rendering styles, and data-driven effects.
Strong understanding of shader programming (shader performance optimization and platform constraints) and real-time rendering pipelines (e.g., Metal, HLSL, GLSL, shader graphs) Experience with Metal Framework and writing Metal Shaders for visual effects, custom filters, and real-time 3D graphics Proficient in generative and creative coding: Metal, Processing, p5.js, Three.js, WebGL/GLSL- able to turn data into compelling visuals Passionate and curious about pushing graphical boundaries and experimenting with new visual languages and AI generative tools Knowledge of GPU-driven visuals, custom rendering pipelines, or novel graphical techniques Excellent eye for visual design, motion, and spatial aesthetics3D and Animation experience a plus (Houdini, C4D, Blender, Redshift, After Effects, Nuke, etc.) Experience with Swift and SwiftUI A sharp eye for UI and interaction design with a strong sense of motion, detail, and timing
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.