Aesthetics ML Research Engineer — Multimodal Vision

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Stock programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks a research engineer to advance multimodal vision-language and computational photography for iPhone and Apple’s creative ecosystem.

You will prototype algorithms, train and evaluate genAI models, and design data-collection efforts, collaborating with researchers and user-study teams. You bring experience with multimodal models, strong Python coding, and excellent communication across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in multimodal vision-language models, computational photography, image processing, or computer vision
• Strong collaboration across multi-functional teams and clear communication
• Proficient Python and deep learning frameworks

Responsibilities

• Prototype novel algorithms for multimodal vision tasks
• Train and evaluate ML/genAI models end-to-end
• Design data collection experiments in collaboration with research and user-study teams
• Translate subjective study results into feature development for visual creativity

Skills

Python

Deep learning frameworks

Multimodal models

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Education

PhD or Master’s in CS/ML/Graphics

Tools

Swift

Objective-C

Metal

Job description

Apple Inc. seeks a research engineer to advance multimodal vision-language and computational photography for iPhone and Apple’s creative ecosystem.

You will prototype algorithms, train and evaluate genAI models, and design data-collection efforts, collaborating with researchers and user-study teams. You bring experience with multimodal models, strong Python coding, and excellent communication across disciplines.