Job Description
iPhone is the most popular camera in the world. Seamless integration of software and hardware has delivered magnificent experiences like Photos Lock Screen, Photos Memories, Cinematic Video, and Portrait Mode. The Photos team creates privacy-respecting machine learning technologies to ship Apple Intelligence features and emotional experiences to hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
We are looking for an outstanding software engineer to architect and develop innovative algorithms and infrastructure for the next generation of thoughtful and personal products we deliver. If you thrive on problems at the intersection of algorithms, applied machine learning, and user experience, this position will excite and inspire you. We are looking for an outstanding software engineer to architect and develop innovative algorithms and infrastructure for the next generation of thoughtful and personal products we deliver. If you thrive on problems at the intersection of algorithms, applied machine learning, and user experience, this position will excite and inspire you. In this role you will ideate, prototype, build, and ship new Photos experiences and Apple Intelligence features on Apple platforms such the iPhone, iPad, macOS, and the visionPro.
Candidates should have a proven track record that demonstrates building product features, strong collaboration, excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for designing high quality algorithms with the user experience in focus. The candidate needs to show initiative, take ownership of a problem and work cross-functionally to collect information, solve problems and disseminate findings.
Experience building applied machine learning or LLM-powered features, including agentic or assistant-driven experiences, in a real-world software product. Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming Ability to develop and optimize code to run on a constrained environment Fluency with agentic coding tools and AI-assisted development workflows, including when you choose not to trust them. Experience with Apple system level APIs and frameworks Experience developing mobile software products Demonstrated expertise with Objective-C / C++ / Swift B.S. / M.Sc. / Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1976 |
| Website | https://www.apple.com/jobs |
About Company
We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.
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.
About Apple
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.
Skills
- Algorithmsunmatched
- Appleunmatched
- Apple iPhoneunmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- C++ Programming Languageunmatched
- Computer Scienceunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Data Structuresunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Machine Learningunmatched
- Mobile Devicesunmatched
- Object Oriented Programming (OOP)unmatched
- Objective-C Programming Languageunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Demonstrationunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
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