ML Engineering Manager: Recommender Systems & Scalable AI

Apple; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a passionate, hands-on Machine Learning Engineering leader to guide the Online Retail Decision Automation team. You will research and develop next‑gen algorithms for product search, recommendations, personalization, and generative AI, spanning across Apple Online Store initiatives.

You will hire and lead a diverse ML engineering team, set priorities, and drive execution across design, implementation, and operations, collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise applications with 2+ years managing large engineering teams.
• Experience investigating real-time and offline data analyses and drawing actionable conclusions.
• Strong leadership with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Experience enabling large-scale, high-throughput, distributed customer-facing applications.

Responsibilities

• Attract, hire, and inspire a diverse, world-class engineering team and foster innovation and collaboration.
• Guide the team through design, implementation, and operation of robust ML solutions.
• Communicate project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Machine learning

Leadership

Communication

Software development

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Masters in CS

Tools

Spark

SQL

Snowflake

Hadoop

Job description

Apple is seeking a passionate, hands-on Machine Learning Engineering leader to guide the Online Retail Decision Automation team. You will research and develop next‑gen algorithms for product search, recommendations, personalization, and generative AI, spanning across Apple Online Store initiatives.

You will hire and lead a diverse ML engineering team, set priorities, and drive execution across design, implementation, and operations, collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver