Sr. Video Software Engineer, Camera & Photos

iPhone is the most popular camera in the world and increasingly its the camera professionals reach for on film sets in broadcast trucks and at live events around the globe. The Pro Video Experiences team in the Camera u0026 Photos org delivers Hollywood-level features that bridge the gap between iPhones magic and the rigorous expectations of the worlds most demanding an engineer on our team youll architect and deliver the features that put iPhone in the hands of professional filmmakers broadcast engineers and creatives worldwide working across the full stack from ISP to API while collaborating with industry partners and standards bodies who are shaping the future of professional media production. This is a unique space where deep systems engineering meets real-world creative workflows and where the features you build end up on sets in studios and at live events consumed by millions of people.

Were looking for a senior software engineer who combines deep technical expertise with genuine fluency in professional video and cinema this role youll architect and deliver features across the camera stack from low-level ISP integration to public-facing APIs while drawing on your understanding of how professional filmmakers broadcast engineers and app developers actually work. Youll navigate color science image processing and computational photography with the judgment to know whats practically right versus merely academically correct. Youll maintain relationships with industry partners and standards bodies synthesize signals from conferences and customer conversations into forward-looking roadmap bets and translate complex technical strategies into compelling narratives for audiences ranging from peer engineers to executive leadership. nnExperience building camera/video apps on Apples platforms is a strong plus: we value engineers who understand the developer experience firsthand and can advocate for our customers with the credibility of someone who has lived in their shoes.

Architect and deliver professional video features across the full camera stack from ISP firmware interfaces to public AVFoundation APIsnEngage directly with industry partners standards bodies and professional customers to gather requirements and validate technical directionnNavigate complex cross-team dependencies across display audio networking and silicon teams to drive features to completionnTranslate industry trends and customer needs into concrete engineering roadmaps and feature proposalsnDesign APIs and frameworks with the developer experience in mind ensuring third-party camera apps can adopt professional capabilities with minimal frictionnMentor team members and contribute to architectural decisions that shape the long-term direction of Apples pro video platformnRepresent the teams work to leadership through clear compelling technical narratives tailored to the audience

8 years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ability to architect systems end-to-endnProven track record of independently driving complex cross-team technical efforts from ambiguity to deliverynStrong programming skills in Objective-C C C or Swift across both greenfield and legacy codebasesnDeep expertise in professional video technology: color science video codecs frame timing signal transport or broadcast workflowsnExperience working directly with professional video hardware production environments or broadcast infrastructurenExcellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present technical strategies to both engineering peers and senior leadershipnA CS degree or equivalent years of relevant industry experience

Professional experience in broadcast cinema or live production technologynFamiliarity with industry timing and synchronization standards (PTP/IEEE 1588 timecode genlock)nExperience building apps or frameworks on Apple platforms (iOS macOS)nDemonstrated understanding of AVFoundation Core Media or Core VideonTrack record of engaging with external partners customers or standards bodiesnExperience with SDI DisplayPort or professional video signal transportnComfort navigating HDR workflows or real-time image processing pipelines