About the job
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.
Responsibilities
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.
Qualifications
Minimum
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.
Preferred
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.