AIML - AI Software Engineer, Evaluation

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 147,400 - 272,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Reimbursement for educational expenses

Job summary

A leading technology company in Cupertino is seeking an innovative AI Software Engineer to design tools enhancing evaluations of Apple AI products. The role includes building frameworks and systems at the intersection of AI and software engineering, influencing product launches confidently. Ideal candidates have strong Python skills and software engineering fundamentals, with experience in AI-assisted development workflows. This position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including stock participation and education reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Exceptional Python skills.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals with production experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in AI-assisted software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build tools for AI modeling and product quality assessment.
• Develop extensible frameworks and pipelines for AI models.
• Influence product launch decisions with your work.

Skills

Python skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Communication skills

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Machine Learning and AI

Do you get excited by building software systems to enhance the automatic evaluation of various Apple AI products? Our Evaluation organization is responsible for providing principled assessments across a diverse range of Apple features, from Search, Siri to the latest Apple Intelligence capabilities. Our team specializes in building LLM-as-judge and related tools to improve both the quality and efficiency of these evaluations. We are seeking a highly innovative and passionate AI software engineer to expand our tools and systems.

Description

As an AI Software Engineer on the team, you will design and build tools and systems that sit at the intersection of AI modeling, software engineering, and product quality. You will design and develop extensible frameworks, pipelines, and tools that enable efficient development, deployment, and qualitative measurement of AI models. Due to the breadth of products supported, the role requires strong software design and engineering skills. Your work will directly influence product launch decisions and enable teams across Apple to iterate faster and with greater confidence.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field.
• Exceptional Python skills.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals with production experience, including system design, API design, CI/CD, testing strategies, code maintainability, system monitoring, debugging complex systems and etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in using AI-assisted software development workflows to accelerate software development while maintaining code quality.
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with building LLM applications, frameworks, and offline evaluations.
• Familiar with MLOps principles for model lifecycle management.
• Experience in building scalable tools for product quality evaluation.
• Ability to understand and interpret evaluation reports, including metrics such as precision, recall, run-to-run consistency, and common pitfalls like data leakage.
• Product-minded, with a strong ability to translate ambiguous product requirements into solutions.

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.