PhD Research Intern – Frontier ML & Computer Vision

Apple; Zürich; On-site; CHF 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking research interns in Zürich, Switzerland to develop breakthroughs in machine learning, focusing on frontier models and efficient LLM inference. You will join a world‑class team of researchers and engineers whose work powers Apple technologies and publishes in top journals.

Applicants are in final years of a PhD in ML, with publication records and strong Python software skills. A start by March 2026 is preferred, with opportunities to prototype, experiment, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Pursuing a doctoral degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• 6 months dedication preferred, with start by March 2026.
• Proven research expertise in machine learning.
• Publication record in top venues (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, COLM, etc.).
• Solid software engineering skills in multi-language systems; fluency in Python.

Responsibilities

• Identify promising research opportunities and review state-of-the-art methods.
• Craft novel approaches and prototype them as code.
• Plan and run large-scale experiments across multi-node, multi-GPU systems.
• Write papers and manage submission processes.

Skills

Research experience

Python proficiency

Multi-language systems

Publication record

Education

Doctoral degree (PhD)

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Apple is seeking research interns in Zürich, Switzerland to develop breakthroughs in machine learning, focusing on frontier models and efficient LLM inference. You will join a world‑class team of researchers and engineers whose work powers Apple technologies and publishes in top journals.

Applicants are in final years of a PhD in ML, with publication records and strong Python software skills. A start by March 2026 is preferred, with opportunities to prototype, experiment, and contribute to