Research Scientist Engineer, Photorealism

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Research Scientist Engineer, Photorealism

As a Research Scientist/ Engineer - Photorealism, you will join a team of world-class researchers and engineers focused on machine learning, computer vision, and computer graphics. You will be responsible for creating breakthrough innovations in image and video synthesis, 3D reconstruction, and neural rendering to power advanced technologies. Your daily work involves building complete prototypes that achieve state-of-the-art performance across the entire machine learning research stack, from low-level system programming to high-level algorithm development. You will utilize Python and modeling frameworks such as PyTorch or Jax while delivering clean, well-tested code within complex systems. The role requires expertise in deep learning systems and a strong software development approach to solve technical challenges in view synthesis and neural rendering, contributing to research published in premier scientific journals and conferences like CVPR, SIGGRAPH, and NeurIPS.

What you'll do

  • Develop breakthrough innovations in machine learning, computer vision, and computer graphics.
  • Create advanced technologies for image and video synthesis.
  • Conduct research and develop methods for 3D reconstruction and neural rendering.
  • Build complete prototypes that achieve state-of-the-art performance in specialized areas.
  • Develop high-level algorithms and perform low-level system programming across the ML stack.
  • Write clean, well-tested code using Python and frameworks like PyTorch or Jax.
  • Implement advanced machine learning models and best practices for deep learning systems.

What we're looking for

  • A publication record in relevant conferences such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, or SIGGRAPH.
  • Significant experience building complete prototypes that achieve state-of-the-art performance in your areas of expertise.
  • Proficiency across the entire ML research stack from low-level system programming to high-level algorithm development.
  • Solid software engineering skills in complex systems with fluency in Python.
  • Expertise in ML algorithms and best practices for working with deep learning systems.
  • Proficiency with ML modeling frameworks such as PyTorch or Jax.
  • A strong overall software development approach that produces clean, well-tested code.
  • A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

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