Software Image Quality Engineer, Creativity Apps
AppleSoftware Image Quality Engineer, Creativity Apps
AppleLocation
Cupertino, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/20/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Creativity Apps team at Apple is seeking a software Image Quality Integrity Engineer with a background in photography and video editing. This role focuses on developing innovative tools for creative professionals and requires a proactive individual with strong technical and analytical skills. The engineer will be responsible for planning, designing, and executing test cases while advocating for user needs. A passion for new technologies in computer vision and machine learning is essential for success in this position.
Requirements
- 2+ years of proven experience as a professional photographer in a competitive industry
- Experience with digital photography and video, including a deep understanding of exposure settings, white balance, depth-of-field, bokeh, sharpening, denoising, and HDR
- Strong background in subjective and objective image quality evaluation and color science concepts
- Demonstrated ability to design and conduct experiments to optimize image and video quality
- Proficiency in image editing software
- Experience with objective and subjective image quality assessment techniques
- Experience in testing with GenAI Repair tools
- Experience using AI/LLMs for Image/Video Quality Evaluations
- Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent of 4+ years of relevant experience
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- iOS and macOS familiarity
- Understanding of UX principles
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, maintain, and execute test cases with minimal direction
- Report bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques
- Balance a wide variety of deliverables while managing priorities
- Communicate progress and risks effectively and systematically
- Streamline processes for data collection and systematically parse large data sets
- Coordinate multi-functional test efforts with team members
- Engage in continual dialogue with Engineering and Design as products evolve
- Extract user scenarios from software feature descriptions to translate them into effective test plans and cases
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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