Software Engineer - Visual Intelligence

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational expense reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses or relocation

Job summary

Apple in Seattle is seeking a software engineer to build the next generation of Visual Intelligence features. The role focuses on CV/ML, sensor fusion, simulation/evaluation pipelines, APIs, and core backend components, primarily in Swift.

A strong candidate has Swift experience, a learning mindset, and thrives in collaboration across teams. Base pay for this role ranges from $175,000 to $308,500 annually, reflecting location, skills, and experience.

Qualifications

• 0–10 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in computer vision, real-time perception, or ML at sensor/hardware intersection.
• Experience with Swift and Xcode is a plus.
• Willingness to learn from failures and adapt quickly.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical teams.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation features for Visual Intelligence including CV/ML, sensor fusion, and APIs.
• Contribute to core backend software components and simulation/evaluation pipelines in Swift.
• Collaborate across disciplines to shape Apple Intelligence roadmap.

Skills

Swift

Xcode

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Education

Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Apple APIs

Job description

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

Visual Intelligence is a new feature that enables users to learn about the objects and places around them. We are a new and growing team building the future of user experiences at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning and Apple intelligence. This is an exciting time to join and have impact at the core of Apple’s future roadmap for Apple Intelligence. We are especially looking for people who love to collaborate across disciplines and teams, and are motivated and inspired by the potential to help shape the future of system experiences across the entire Apple ecosystem.

Description

We are looking for a software engineer to work on building the next generation of features for Visual Intelligence, including CV/ML, sensor fusion, simulation/evaluation pipelines, APIs, and core backend software components. Our work is primarily in Swift, so prior experience is highly preferred. If you are an outstanding software engineer with no Swift experience, we’d still love to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications

• 0-10 years of professional experience writing software
• Experience working on any of the following: computer vision, real-time perception, digital signal processing, camera/sensor pipelines, sensor fusion, ISPs, robotics, or related technologies at the intersection of sensor hardware, software, and machine learning.
• Experience using Swift, Xcode and Apple’s developer APIs a plus
• A learning mentality and a willingness to try things that may fail. You should be able to learn from both success and failures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related plus experience shipping software is ideal. Experience working with computer vision, machine learning, digital signal processing, robotics, or related are a plus. If that’s not your background, but you can show a strong track record of software development, curiosity, making, and learning, we’d love to talk to you.

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 $175,000 and $308,500, 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
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

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