Pioneer Multimodal LLM Research Engineer

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,400 - 277,600; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, California is seeking exceptional researchers to advance multimodal LLMs and AI across Apple products. You will drive design, training, evaluation, and deployment of multimodal foundation models from ideation to product readiness.

The role emphasizes strong publication and patent activity, collaboration across teams, and delivering cutting‑edge computer vision and perception technologies. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with relevant research background or MS with 2+ years industry experience.
• Publications, patents, and/or shipping relevant features.
• Strong Python programming experience.
• Strong PyTorch and/or JAX programming experience.
• Ability to utilize AI code development tools to accelerate development.

Responsibilities

• Model Design & Development: develop, implement, and enhance multimodal foundation models for MM-LLMs.
• Model Evaluation: define data and infrastructure requirements for robust evaluation.
• Innovation & Dissemination: publish papers and/or patents; apply knowledge to drive continuous AI and CV innovation.

Skills

Python programming

PyTorch

JAX

Education

Ph.D. with relevant research background

Master of Science with 2+ years of experience

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, California is seeking exceptional researchers to advance multimodal LLMs and AI across Apple products. You will drive design, training, evaluation, and deployment of multimodal foundation models from ideation to product readiness.

The role emphasizes strong publication and patent activity, collaboration across teams, and delivering cutting‑edge computer vision and perception technologies. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits apply.