Image Quality Engineer for Creative Apps

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks a Software Image Quality Engineer on the Creativity Apps team to advance image quality tools for photographers and videographers. You will design and execute test plans, report bugs with strong isolation, and collaborate with Engineering and Design to validate new features.

Strong background in photography, color science, and AI-powered image/video quality assessments is required to drive media quality for creators on Apple platforms.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven experience as a professional photographer in a competitive industry.
• Experience with digital photography and video, including exposure settings, white balance, depth-of-field, bokeh, sharpening, denoising, and HDR.
• Strong background in subjective and objective image quality evaluation and color science concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to design and conduct experiments to optimize image and video quality.
• Proficiency in image editing software.
• Experience with objective and subjective image quality assessment techniques.
• Experience in testing with GenAI Repair tools.
• Experience using AI/LLMs for Image/Video Quality Evaluations.
• Familiarity with computational photography and machine learning concepts.
• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent of 4+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, maintain and execute test cases with minimal direction.
• Report bugs with strong isolation and regression techniques.
• Balance diverse deliverables and manage priorities, progress and risks.
• Pursue self-education in video technologies and testing techniques.
• Coordinate multi-functional test efforts with team members.
• Engage in dialogue with Engineering and Design as products evolve.
• Advocate for users and streamline data collection and analysis of large datasets.

Skills

Professional photography

Digital video

Image quality evaluation

Color science

Experiment design

Image editing

GenAI Repair tools

AI/LLMs for IQ

Computational photography

ML concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years experience

Tools

GenAI Repair tools

AI/LLMs for Image/Video IQ

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks a Software Image Quality Engineer on the Creativity Apps team to advance image quality tools for photographers and videographers. You will design and execute test plans, report bugs with strong isolation, and collaborate with Engineering and Design to validate new features.

Strong background in photography, color science, and AI-powered image/video quality assessments is required to drive media quality for creators on Apple platforms.