Apple
Visual Generation Framework Software Engineer - Proactive
$142K–$278K
Cupertino, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
Seattle, Washington - Experience
- 5+ years of impactful general software engineering experience; preferably across multiple platforms and languages.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Integrates research algorithms into production visual-generation frameworks, designing and optimizing framework capabilities for Apple products across mobile and desktop.
What you'll do
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to clarify implementation-stack specifications and expose model and algorithm capabilities to framework clients.
- Design, implement, and innovate framework functionality for client needs.
- Validate and optimize systems for future features and hardware; analyze and repair performance bottlenecks.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of impactful general software engineering experience, preferably across multiple platforms and languages.
- Proven experience in Swift, and/or C/C++, Objective-C.
- Proven ability to design and implement solutions using modern architectural concepts and processes.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated ability in image generation, computer vision, machine learning, or a related field.
- Familiarity with unit tests, code reviews, continuous integration, concurrency, macOS/iOS development, UNIX-based systems, or shipping products.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (base salary); $142,300 and $263,300 (base salary)
Tools
Swift, C/C++, Objective-C, macOS, iOS, UNIX
AI focus
Integrates research and models for image generation and related machine-learning capabilities into production frameworks and products.
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