Job Details

Data Engineer - Camera Hardware

San Diego, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Role Number: 200620247-3543

Apple delivers the most popular cameras in the world. Each product release provides breakthroughs in photography with stunning camera features that customers love. Our cameras deploy imaging complexity at the frontier of traditional camera engineering methods. Data volumes are growing to meet this need across camera simulations, performance calibrations, measurement results, and their correlations. Our team's task is to build a comprehensive aggregate data layer that enables efficient and flexible executive reporting, highly customized data applications, and powerful ML inference and analysis.

Description

In this role, you will work closely with data scientists, hardware engineers, hardware test, and manufacturing operations teams to build scalable data pipelines and solutions. As a data engineer, you must effectively collaborate to bridge the gap between business needs, analytical solutions, and engineering requirements. Additionally, proactive collaboration with other data engineering teams is essential for scaling solutions across teams.

Responsibilities

• As a Data Engineer on the Camera Hardware Data Engineering team, you will be responsible for expanding our powerful data engineering platform and custom team tools by designing, developing, and maintaining robust data pipelines to support camera manufacturing analytics initiatives.

• You will work independently to design technical solutions to process massive datasets and engage with internal and external data providers and consumers to create low-friction data exchange systems.

• You will provide technical leadership for 3rd party development teams and mentor and provide data engineering best practices across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Math, or related fields

• Hands-on Experience using cloud data analytics platforms (i.e. Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)

• Experience building data transformation pipelines using frameworks such as Data Built Tool (dbt) or Spark

• Experience in data modeling and data governance techniques (i.e. Row Access Policies, role-based access control (RBAC)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pipeline orchestration frameworks such as Airflow

• Experience using BI tools such as Tableau or app frameworks such as Streamlit or Superset to build shareable and easy-to-understand data visualizations

• Experience in the use of Python frameworks like FastAPI to build cloud-native data access tools

Pay & Benefits

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 $139,500 and $258,100, 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.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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