Camera Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Cambridge Until 9/22/2026 First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

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!

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.

About this role

Summary

Develop and extend camera software features using computer vision, ML, and GPU processing.

Job title

Camera Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Experience level

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Industry

software

Location requirements

remote work allowed in Cambridge region

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CC++communication

Preferred skills

GPUcomputer visionmachine learning

Specializations

computational photographycamera pipelinecomputer visionmachine learningGPU
Locations

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Remote