Software Image Quality Manager, Creativity Apps

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Creativity Apps team seeks a Software Image Quality Manager to lead a team of Image Quality Engineers focused on photo and video editing features. You will drive image/video quality through design, evaluation, and validation of AI/ML models used on device, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include establishing metrics, mitigating quality risks, and presenting results to leadership while fostering a quality-first culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in imaging, video processing, or computational photography quality with at least 3 years in a managerial capacity
• Proven experience in image quality evaluation and testing for photo and video applications
• Strong understanding of digital image processing, color/image science, compression algorithms, and video codecs
• Experience with AI/ML model evaluation and validation, particularly in computer vision or image manipulation contexts
• Knowledge of HDR workflows and advanced color grading techniques
• 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
• Proficiency with QA tools and software testing methodologies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Image Processing, or related field

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, maintain, and oversee image/video quality evaluation and validation of AI/ML models used in photo and video editing features
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams to understand feature requirements and mitigate quality risks
• Establish and maintain objective and subjective image quality metrics and benchmarks
• Champion a quality-first culture across the organization and present quality findings to product and leadership teams
• Mitigate quality risks throughout the development lifecycle

Skills

Image quality evaluation

Leadership

AI/ML evaluation

Color science

QA tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Imaging

Job description

Imagine what you could do here! The people here at Apple don’t just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. The Creativity Apps team at Apple is seeking a Software Image Quality Manager to lead, mentor, and grow a team of Image Quality Engineers focused on photo and video editing features. This role requires a highly proactive individual with strong creative, technical, and analytical skills, and a passion for image/color science, computer vision, and on-device machine learning. Join a team dedicated to crafting wonder and leaving the world better than we found it.

Description

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, maintaining, and overseeing the Image/Video quality, evaluation and validation of AI and ML models used in photo and video editing features, ensuring their accuracy, performance, and impact on image/video quality. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and design teams to understand feature requirements, identify potential quality risks, and help mitigate them throughout the development lifecycle. You will establish and maintain objective and subjective image quality metrics and benchmarks. You will champion a quality-first culture across the organization and present quality findings to product and leadership teams.Mitigate quality risks throughout the development lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in imaging, video processing, or computational photography quality, with at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership capacity managing a team
• Proven experience in image quality evaluation and testing for photo and video applications
• Strong understanding of digital image processing, color/image science, compression algorithms, and video codecs
• Experience with AI/ML model evaluation and validation, particularly in computer vision or image manipulation contexts
• Knowledge of HDR workflows and advanced color grading techniques
• 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
• Proficiency with relevant QA tools and software testing methodologies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Image Processing, or a related technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and their application in image processing
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for test automation and data analysis
• OS and macOS familiarity