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This role joins a team that strives to understand why people take pictures and what they like about them, in order to infuse that knowledge directly into the software development process. We are feature developers who bring rigorous research and photographic principles to how Apple builds the camera and visual experiences that people rely on every day.\nDescription\nWe are seeking an Aesthetics Scientist who brings deep domain expertise in aesthetics research or research in photography, recommendation algorithms, or image processing to translate that understanding directly into feature development: working at the intersection of imaging technology, human behavior, and design.\nYou will lead the day-to-day design and execution of an imaging aesthetics research program, running user studies that inform R&D across Camera and Photos software teams. You'll take complex, open-ended questions about aesthetics and taste and distill them into effective, well-scoped engineering solutions - developing and shaping new functionality that pushes imaging technology forward in ways that feel both practical and delightful. 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