Apple
Camera and Photos - Image Quality Engineer
$124K–$218K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Education
- BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Imaging Science, or a related field.
About the job
Designs and automates camera image-quality tests, evaluates results, and presents analyses to inform decisions across Apple camera teams.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and conduct objective and subjective camera image-quality investigations, including custom lab tests for new features, algorithms, or hardware.
- Develop custom automation solutions for the Camera Imaging lab.
- Analyze and present test results to influence decisions across cross-functional camera teams.
What they ask for
- Real-world experience building automation systems with coding models (Opus/Gemini/GPT) and coding harnesses such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.
- Expertise in at least one of Bash, Python, MATLAB, Swift, or C++.
- Technical familiarity with imaging algorithms and pipelines; working knowledge of photography and camera terminology; familiarity with ISO standard Image Quality Metrics and their associated charts.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and cross-functional collaboration experience; BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Imaging Science, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Deep expertise in camera image-quality metrics on consumer devices, or deep expertise in camera algorithms and image pipelines.
- Knowledge or research experience in psychophysics; hands-on mobile camera system debugging; experience with 3A algorithm design; or photography expertise.
Pay
$123,700 and $218,000 USD base salary
Tools
Bash, Python, MATLAB, Swift, C++, Opus, Gemini, GPT
AI focus
Build automation systems using coding models (Opus/Gemini/GPT) and coding harnesses such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.
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