ML Engineer, On-Device Search & Public APIs

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Retirement benefits

Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer focused on on‑device personal search capabilities across Apple platforms.

You will integrate personal search technologies into applications, design reusable architectures, and expose developer‑facing APIs for long‑term scalability, all while preserving user privacy. You will collaborate with ML, OS, and services teams to optimize performance and tailor intelligent features for Apple devices, balancing trade‑offs and ensuring a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of application development experience with Swift, Objective‑C, or an equivalent high‑level programming language on iOS or macOS.
• Experience developing search systems, including indexing and retrieval technologies.
• Experience collaborating cross‑functionally and communicating technical concepts to diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate on‑device personal search technologies with system applications across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms.
• Design and build reusable software architectures, frameworks, and developer‑facing APIs built for long‑term scalability.
• Partner with cross‑functional machine learning, OS framework, and services teams to adapt and optimize technologies for mobile constraints.
• Incorporate multi‑system data streams into unified search experiences while safeguarding user privacy on‑device.
• Balance system trade‑offs, profiling, and runtime performance to deliver responsive user experiences.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

Application development

Search systems

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer focused on on‑device personal search capabilities across Apple platforms.

You will integrate personal search technologies into applications, design reusable architectures, and expose developer‑facing APIs for long‑term scalability, all while preserving user privacy. You will collaborate with ML, OS, and services teams to optimize performance and tailor intelligent features for Apple devices, balancing trade‑offs and ensuring a