Camera Framework Engineer - Photo Capture

Camera Framework Engineer - Photo Capture

iPhone is the most popular camera in the world, with billions of photos taken every year. The seamless integration of software and hardware has led to features like Night Mode, Live Photos, Apple ProRAW, SmartHDR, Portrait Mode, and many others, which deliver magical experiences that surprise and delight our customers. The Camera Foundation team in Software Engineering is at the heart of the Camera Framework stack and provides the Camera Foundation APIs and underlying real-time multithreaded media pipeline powering clients like iOS's built-in Camera application, thousands of third-party applications, and even AR-based experiences. As an engineer working on the photo capture pipeline in Camera Foundation, you'll work side-by-side with the world-class engineers that built iPhone's camera to what it is today, developing and extending our concurrent real-time pipeline and building new great camera capabilities spanning the universe of Apple devices. Whenever you see a "Shot on iPhone" billboard, you see our work; it could be your work too. Come help make the most popular camera in the world even better. Come make your dent in the universe.

If you consider yourself an engaging and highly-collaborative engineer with excellent communication skills, and are comfortable in a dynamic environment, we feel we have a rewarding opportunity for you. We are looking for a strong junior software engineer to help implement and extend the real-time camera capture pipeline powering our devices. Understanding of real-time systems behavior, concurrent processing, and performance- and memory-sensitive environments is desirable.

Minimum Qualifications

• 0-3 years of software development experience.
• Excelled in relevant coursework in computer architecture, collaborative software engineering, algorithms, and/or computer graphics.
• Proficient in Objective-C, C, or C++ and familiar with the challenges of abstraction and API design

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in concurrency, real-time systems, memory- and performance-sensitive systems a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment and communicate clearly while working on multiple projects.
• Passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.
• Focus on details that are meaningful to our customers.
• A bias for action.
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.