Research Scientist/ Engineer - Photorealism

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

We're seeking research scientists/engineers to create breakthrough innovations in machine learning, computer vision, computer graphics, and related areas. We are particularly interested in image and video synthesis, 3D reconstruction, and neural rendering. You will work directly with an organization of world-class machine learning researchers and engineers. Our work powers cutting-edge technologies across the Apple ecosystem and is published in the most selective scientific journals and conferences.

Description

We are a team of best-in-the-world research scientists and engineers with deep experience in machine learning, computer vision, computer graphics, and related areas. We work on exciting new technologies that bring joy to millions of people. In our daily work, the team stays innovative, productive, and fun by sharing some key values:

Minimum Qualifications

Publication record in relevant conferences (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, SIGGRAPH, etc).
Significant experience building complete prototypes that achieve state-of-the-art performance in your areas of expertise.
Comfortable across the entire ML research stack, from low-level system programming to high-level algorithm development.
Solid software engineering skills in complex systems. Fluency in Python.
Expertise in ML algorithms and top practices for working with deep learning systems.
Proficiency with ML modeling frameworks (PyTorch, Jax, etc.).
Strong overall software development approach. You deliver clean, well-tested code.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors, Masters, or PhD Degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent academic or professional experience.
Research experience in 3D reconstruction, neural rendering, view synthesis, image & video synthesis.

About this role

Summary

Research and develop machine learning models for image/video synthesis, 3D reconstruction, neural rendering.

Job title

Research Scientist/ Engineer - Photorealism

Experience level

experienced

Industry

software

Location requirements

Santa Clara, on-site, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonML algorithmsPyTorchJaxsoftware engineering

Preferred skills

3D reconstructionneural renderingview synthesisimage synthesisvideo synthesis

Specializations

machine learningcomputer visioncomputer graphicsneural rendering3D reconstruction
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Santa Clara, CA, USA

On-site City