Looking for a job for Apple working on a technology that Tim Cook has personally endorsed as one of the most exciting pieces of tech around?
If so, you may be interested in a recent job posting for a 3D UI Frameworks Engineer, underscoring Apple’s interest in all things augmented reality. Who knows? You could even wind up working on Apple’s rumored AR headset.
Help Apple to invent the future
The job listing describes how the winning candidate will work in Apple’s Technology Development Group, exploring future technologies that will, “drive the next generation of interactive experiences for our platform.”
Apple’s job description notes that:
“Apple’s UI frameworks define the look and feel of our software and products. You will have the opportunity to build software that directly impacts the way both developers and customers interact with our products. You will work with some of Apple’s most advanced technologies including the Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) support offered in ARKit and Metal 2.”
To be eligible for the job, you’ll need to have been working in software development for at least half a decade, and have the requisite BS/MS/PhD in computer science. If you’ve got all of that, you might consider applying for the post here.
Apple’s AR plans
Even if you’re not going to apply for the job, though, its presence underlines once again just how seriously Apple is taking AR.
According to rumors, Apple’s proposed augmented reality headset could debut in 2019 and ship in 2020. This headset is supposedly a standalone device, running on a completely new chip and original operating system, currently dubbed “rOS” for “reality operating system.”
During an interview with the U.K.’s Independent newspaper, Tim Cook noted his dissatisfaction with current VR headsets, saying that the “field of view, the quality of the display itself” are something he views as “not there yet.” Cook added that Apple will only ship a product if it can do it in “a quality way.”
In the meantime, we fully expect to see some new ARKit features and updates unveiled at WWDC, which kicks off with a keynote event on Monday.
Via: 9to5Mac
