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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