iPhone is the most popular camera in the world, with billions of photos captured every year. The seamless integration of software and hardware has led to breakthrough camera features - from the Photonic Engine and Portrait mode to Super-high-resolution photos - delivering magical experiences that surprise and delight our customers.
The Camera Technologies & Systems team in the Camera & Photos org delivers amazing quality photos and videos by combining state of the art computer vision, image processing, and machine learning.
As an engineer on our team, you will design, develop, and ship the software features that define Apple's camera experience - working side-by-side with the exceptional engineers who made iPhone's camera what it is today. You'll build extraordinary new camera capabilities that span the full universe of Apple devices. Whenever you see a "Shot on iPhone" billboard or press the shutter on your iPhone, you see our work - and it could be your work, too.
Design, implement, and optimize real-time and near-real-time Computer Vision and video processing algorithms for Apple silicon.
Prototype novel computational photography and computer vision features from concept through production.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across software, hardware, silicon, and algorithm teams to co-develop groundbreaking camera technologies.
Develop evaluation frameworks, metrics, and analysis tools to measure and continuously improve image and video quality.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Objective-C/C++; working knowledge of Python for prototyping and analysis.
Experience debugging and profiling on resource-constrained or embedded mobile platforms.
Domain expertise in computer vision, computational photography, or machine learning - with hands-on implementation experience.
Familiarity with modern camera or video processing pipelines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with GPU programming using Metal, OpenCL, or CUDA.
Track record of shipping camera, imaging, or video features in production systems.
Thrives in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or a related field.
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.