UI Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Cupertino 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, and the Photos team builds best-in-class features to highlight the amazing images it produces. The flawless integration of software and hardware has led to magical experiences in features like Cinematic HDR video, Portrait Mode, and the new Clean Up experience. The Photos team builds new user experiences that also leverage computer vision and machine learning-based image processing. We work hard on products that ship to millions of people — we are looking for people who want to do the same!

Description

Come join the Photos team to do your best work on exciting and groundbreaking projects that will surprise and delight our users. Apple’s Photos Edit team is looking for a talented, enthusiastic UI software engineer to join an expanding team focused on the next generation of image- and video-editing features in the Photos ecosystem. These features touch the lives of millions of customers and we work closely with design, computer vision, and machine learning technologies to build something great.

Minimum Qualifications

Proven programming fundamentals and knowledge of object-oriented programming

Experience building projects using Objective-C or Swift, and iOS or macOS SDKs

Good sense of UI design and a passion to focus on every detail, large and small

Excels at solving and debugging hard problems

Preferred Qualifications

We are looking for an engineer who is thorough in their art, understands performance bottlenecks, and knows how to write high-quality code.

Experience in API design and maintenance

Experience in crafting custom UI components

Enjoys working with, learning from, and mentoring teammates from different disciplines and backgrounds

About this role

Summary

Develop UI features for image and video editing in Photos app.

Job title

UI Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

Experience level

not specified

Industry

technology

Location requirements

located in Cupertino, no remote work mentioned

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

programming fundamentalsobject-oriented programmingObjective-CSwiftiOS SDKsUI design

Preferred skills

API designcustom UI componentsperformance optimizationmentoring

Specializations

UI designimage processingcomputer visionmachine learningiOS development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City