Senior AI Engineer, Multi-Agent GenAI Systems

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Retirement benefits

Stock programs and Employee Stock Plan

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a Senior AI Development Engineer to architect and deploy scalable AI solutions within the Smart Data Ecosystem, bridging hardware design and AI to boost efficiency across manufacturing and design data.

You will lead multi-agent architectures, integrate LLMs, and build reliable AI services that scale from prototype to production, contributing to performance improvements of Apple products.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in AI/ML-related projects, with a proven track record of architecting and deploying production-scale Generative AI solutions.
• Masters or PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science or a related field.
• Expert-level knowledge of multi-agent system design, including sophisticated orchestration, coordination, and persistent state management.
• Strong command of Agent Communication Protocols (e.g., MCP, A2A) and frameworks for designing distributed agentic workflows.
• Expert-level software development skills with a solid foundation in architectural design principles and the creation of scalable, modular systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate Large Language Models: Direct the integration of state-of-the-art LLMs (such as Anthropic Claude, Mistral, and Gemini) via both cloud-based APIs and secure on-premise deployments.
• Orchestrate Tool-Use and Integration: Develop safe and efficient mechanisms for agents to invoke APIs, query high-dimensional databases, and interact with custom internal engineering tools.
• Optimize Retrieval and Knowledge: Architect and maintain advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and oversee LLM fine-tuning processes to align models with domain-specific engineering data.
• Design and Architect Multi-Agent Systems: Lead the development of sophisticated multi-agent architectures, specifically focusing on complex orchestration, coordination, and persistent state management.
• Scalable Deployment: Oversee the transition of AI solutions from experimental prototypes to robust, production-scale internal services that handle complex, high-volume engineering requests.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Architecting production AI

Multi-agent systems

Agent communication protocols

Software architecture

Education

Masters or PhD in AI/ML/CS

Tools

Python (Core and Async)

FastAPI

Flask

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a Senior AI Development Engineer to architect and deploy scalable AI solutions within the Smart Data Ecosystem, bridging hardware design and AI to boost efficiency across manufacturing and design data.

You will lead multi-agent architectures, integrate LLMs, and build reliable AI services that scale from prototype to production, contributing to performance improvements of Apple products.