Camera Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Lex; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Cambridge is seeking an engineer to develop and extend camera software features, collaborating with the talented engineers who shaped iPhone’s camera. You’ll help build extraordinary capabilities across Apple devices and contribute to experiences users love.

Your work includes implementing real-time image processing on Apple hardware, prototyping efficient algorithms with cross‑functional teams, and ensuring top-tier performance through close collaboration with Apple colleagues.

Qualifications

• Strong background in computational photography.
• Experience with the modern camera pipeline.
• Excellent coding skills in C or C++.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and assess realtime and near-realtime camera image processing algorithms on Apple hardware.
• Prototype and develop performant algorithms with cross-function teams.
• Work with our partners across Apple to ensure best in-class performance.

Skills

Computational photography

Camera pipeline

C/C++ programming

Communication skills

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Vision or ML

Tools

GPU programming

Job description

Summary

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.

Description

As an engineer on our team you'll develop and extend those software features, working side-by-side with the exceptional engineers who made iPhone's camera what it is today, and build new extraordinary camera capabilities spanning the universe of Apple devices. Whenever you see a "Shot on iPhone" billboard, you see our work; it could be your work, too!

Responsibilities

• Implement and assess realtime and near-realtime camera image processing algorithms on Apple hardware.
• Prototype and develop performant algorithms with cross-function teams.
• Work with our partners across Apple to ensure best in-class performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong background in computational photography.
• Experience with the modern camera pipeline.
• Excellent coding skills in C or C++.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience in real-time algorithm development on GPU.
• Experience with computer vision systems.
• Experience with machine learning concepts and implementation.
• MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

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Role Number: 200652846-1251