AIML - Machine Learning Engineer, Answers, Knowledge & Information (AKI)

Apple; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 139,500 - 258,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

A leading technology company in Santa Clara seeks an experienced machine learning engineer to enhance Siri and other products. You will collaborate with a diverse team to apply advanced machine learning techniques, translate product requirements into engineering tasks, and help shape future Apple innovations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience and strong skills in applied ML, software engineering, and collaborative environments. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a collaborative environment.
• Experience translating product requirements into engineering tasks.
• Proficient in at least two programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Shape upcoming Apple products using ML advancements.
• Retrieve and rank documents and generate helpful answers.
• Work on data generation, evaluation, and safety.

Skills

Applied machine learning

Software engineering

Collaboration

Understanding of product requirements

Programming (C/C++, Go, Python, Java)

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree in relevant field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Job description

Overview

Do you want to make Siri and Apple products smarter for our users? The Answers, Knowledge & Information team is redefining how hundreds of millions of people use their devices to get information. We are an Applied ML team pushing the limits on realtime augmented information retrieval and generation, information safety and search technologies, while also responsible for a few user facing production services. We are part of a wider effort to power information across a variety of Apple products – including Siri, Spotlight, Safari, Messages, Lookup, and more.

Description

As a member of our fast-paced group, you’ll have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products from Apple. Our team includes a diversity of backgrounds from applied machine learning engineers with a focus on ML and LLM to experienced distributed systems engineers. As such, we are looking for candidates with applied machine learning experience and strong software engineering skills.

You will be using and improving upon the latest advancements in machine learning and software engineering to understand user queries and intents, retrieve and rank documents and generate helpful answers and work on horizontal areas on data generation, evaluation and safety.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of industry related experience, working in collaborative environments
• Experience with using: PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX for training and deploying deep learning models
• Understanding product requirements then translating them into modeling tasks and engineering tasks
• Proficient in at least two programming languages such as: C/C++, Go, Python, Java

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• Analyzing search ranking and relevance requirements issues and opportunities
• Building machine-learned models for search relevance ranking query understanding and questioning

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.

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.