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Software Image Quality Engineer, Creativity Apps

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/20/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
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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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