Senior Software Engineer - AI Data Platform

Apple; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Software Engineer in Bengaluru to build and manage AI data and machine learning platforms. This role involves creating custom tools and frameworks while collaborating with diverse teams to deliver high-quality software under deadlines.

The ideal candidate has over six years of experience in software development, strong programming skills, and a background in AI systems architecture. Join Apple to work on impactful technologies and craft innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software/platform development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and additional languages.
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build Apple’s AI Data and ML platforms.
• Create custom solutions or customize open source products.
• Collaborate in teams to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Python

AI systems architecture

Communication

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Kafka

Spark

Langchain

Job description

Summary

Do you love understanding every detail of how new technologies work? Join the team that serves as Apple’s nerve center, our Information Systems and Technology group. There are countless ways you’ll contribute here, whether you’re coordinating technology needs for product launches, designing music solutions for retail locations, or ensuring the strength of in-store Wi‑Fi connections. From Apple Pay to the Apple website to our data centers around the globe, you’ll help design and manage the massive systems that countless employees and customers rely on every day. You’ll also build custom tools for employees, empowering them to solve complex problems on their own. Join our team, and together we’ll explore all the ways to improve how Apple operates, freeing our employees to do what they do best: craft magical experiences for our customers. The people here at Apple don’t just build products – we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry‑leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Description

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building Apple’s AI Data and ML platforms. You will either work on building custom solutions from the ground up or take open source products and customize them for Apple’s needs. We’re looking for an individual who loves to take challenges, tackles problems with imaginative solutions, works well in collaborative teams, and can produce high‑quality software under tight deadlines and constraints. This role involves building innovative tools and frameworks that can extend across different platforms within the AiDP.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of overall experience in software/platform development
• Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python (and ideally in one or more additional languages like Typescript, Java, Golang etc).
• Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms.
• Strong communication skills to conduct discovery with customers and to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of LLM serving and inference frameworks.
• 1+ years of experience shipping production‑grade AI‑driven solutions to external or internal customers.
• Hands‑on experience with frameworks like Langchain/LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.
• Experience in applied AI, with a focus on building systems around pretrained models (e.g., prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, Retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration).
• Ability to implement secure agentic workflows incorporating MCP, tool‑calling, and OAuth‑based authentication.
• Data Structures & Algorithms: Strong foundation and application experience.
• Distributed Systems: Solid understanding and hands‑on experience managing at least one distributed system (e.g., Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Flink etc.).
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Creative Thinking: A track record of proposing and implementing innovative solutions to technical challenges.