Principal ML Research Scientist — AI Incubation Studio

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a Principal Research Scientist for the Siri Innovation Studio to lead end-to-end incubations, applying state-of-the-art ML research to build new Siri capabilities with privacy by design.

You will mentor teams, publish findings, and collaborate with hardware, software, and design partners to ship impactful ML features for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, ML, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading an ML team.
• Deep understanding of the ML model lifecycle for large‑scale systems.
• Demonstrated publication record in major ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ACL).
• Proficient modeling skills; familiar with JAX, PyTorch, and/or TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end incubations with full technical ownership from ideation and prototyping.
• Drive advances in applied ML research and development to address strategic priorities across the company.
• Co-invent novel ML modeling approaches and architectures for new product capabilities.
• Raise the bar for technical excellence within the team through mentorship and collaboration.
• Partner with software, hardware, and design teams to shape product direction and deliver scalable ML technologies.

Skills

Team leadership

Research leadership

ML lifecycle

Publications

Executive communication

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science / ML

Tools

JAX

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, seeks a Principal Research Scientist for the Siri Innovation Studio to lead end-to-end incubations, applying state-of-the-art ML research to build new Siri capabilities with privacy by design.

You will mentor teams, publish findings, and collaborate with hardware, software, and design partners to ship impactful ML features for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.