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Apple

Senior Computer Vision Architect

$216K–$394K

Sunnyvale, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026

Experience
Minimum of 20 years of relevant, proven experience.
Education
BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

About the job

Architects real-time, on-device computer vision systems and leads the transition of research into production features across Apple products.

What you'll do

  • Lead cross-functional initiatives and make architecture decisions balancing algorithm performance, imaging pipelines, system resources, and real-time constraints.
  • Partner with hardware, software, and machine learning teams; present recommendations to senior leadership and mentor engineers.
  • Evaluate emerging vision techniques for resource-constrained products.

What they ask for

  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Track record of leading cross-functional efforts that turn computer vision research into production features.
  • Deep understanding of multi-modal perception, sensor fusion, and imaging technologies; expertise in one or more computer vision specialty areas.
  • Strong leadership and ability to bridge algorithm design with low-level system optimization, including ISP performance under power and latency constraints.

Nice to have

  • Experience designing custom silicon, sensors, or optics.
  • Exposure to vision transformers, foundation models, or vision-language models, or experience leading real-time computer vision projects or low-level ISP software development.

Pay

$216,200 and $394,000 (base salary)

Tools

SLAM, ISP, vision transformers, foundation models, vision-language models, PnP-based pose estimation

AI focus

Assess and integrate emerging techniques such as vision transformers, foundation models, and vision-language models into resource-constrained products.

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