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

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company as a Machine Learning Engineer, where you will develop methodologies for personal model and search evaluations while maintaining a focus on quality. With an opportunity to impact user experiences using personal documents, you will collaborate with teams and implement innovative solutions in a dynamic environment. This role requires strong software engineering skills and provides a competitive compensation package including stock options and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement for formal education

Discretionary bonuses or commission payments

Qualifications

• 6+ years industry experience in building ML or evaluation systems.
• Strong software engineering skills in programming languages.
• Experience in data collection and quality assessment.

Responsibilities

• Develop data generation methodologies for Q&A systems.
• Build scalable systems for evaluation of search powered systems.
• Design metrics to assess product quality for personal Q&A.

Skills

Machine Learning

Software Engineering

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Machine Learning and AI

Description

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop data generation methodologies for personalized model and search systems evaluations, online and offline metrics for quality assessment and build scalable systems for comprehensive evaluation. Our team is responsible for models and evaluation of search experiences that answer user’s questions using their personal documents with privacy at the forefront.Role responsibilities include:- Design and implement novel data generation and data quality assessment methods to support modeling and evaluation of personal Q&A.- Build scalable, automated systems for large scale, end-to-end evaluation of models and search powered systems.- Design and implement offline and online metrics to assess product and component level quality for personal Q&A.- Collaborate with partner teams to define data and evaluation requirements and priorities, and to explore opportunities for enhancements to the Personal Q&A stack.- Develop long-term technical vision for Personal Q&A quality; identify problem areas and drive solutions as part of a larger roadmap.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years industry experience in building Machine Learning or ML evaluation systems at scale
• Strong software engineering skills in mainstream programming languages, such as: Python, C/C++
• Strong communication skills and ability to drive solutions in collaboration with partner teams
• Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in design and building production ML systems and applications in search, NLP, recommendation systems, or information retrieval
• Experience in data collection, data generation and/or data quality assessment of language, image or multi-modal data
• Ability to quickly prototype ideas and solutions, and perform critical analysis
• Strong skills for quality metrics development; interpretation of evaluations; and presentation to executive audience
• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field, or equivalent industry work experience

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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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 .