Job Details

Camera Image Processing Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Sep 19, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200622150-0836

iPhone is the most popular camera in the world, with billions of photos taken every year. The seamless integration of software and hardware has led to camera features like the Photonic Engine, Portrait mode, and Super-high-resolution photos which deliver 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 Image Processing Engineer, you will help to take raw data off our camera sensors, and clean up the image, giving our industrial design teams more freedom when designing our hardware, confident that your work will still give a high quality image in the end.

Description

We are looking for candidates with image processing experience and some familiarity with writing code on GPUs. In this role you will help to analyze raw sensor data, identify issues, and propose algorithms to handle any problems. You can be called upon to fix problems arising from sensors, optics or control systems (such as auto focus and optical

Responsibilities

• Work with early-phase hardware prototypes to gather sensor information.

• Analyse sensor data from camera modules.

• Develop algorithms to address any image artifacts coming from hardware deficiencies.

• Implement algorithms on-device to run efficiently on the GPU.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong programming skills, particularly on Apple platforms - notably Swift, Metal, and Objective-C.

• Some experience with image processing algorithms implemented on GPUs.

• Experience with an existing camera image processing pipeline.

• Strong experience with optimizing GPU workloads to run efficiently.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Imaging, Color, Vision, Computer, Optics Science, EE, or equivalent with 3+ years of experience in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• An understanding of photography and what makes an image look good or bad. Photography in challenging conditions, such as low-light or high movement, is particularly useful.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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