Senior ML Engineer, Personalised Navigation Intelligence

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is hiring a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Navigation Intelligence in Cupertino to advance the Navigation Experience within Apple Maps. You will apply machine learning to on-device and backend systems, personalizing guidance while upholding privacy-first principles.

You will collaborate with design, routing algorithms, data science, and product teams to build scalable ML-powered features and deliver seamless, context-aware navigation experiences for billions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, or related field, with strong industry experience building large-scale, production-grade ML applications.
• Proven experience applying applied Machine Learning to solve complex, customer-facing technical problems (e.g., personalization, recommendation, contextual AI, or sequence modeling).
• Ability to write complex, highly-performant, clean, and maintainable solutions in C++.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software architecture.
• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort working with ambiguity, evolving requirements, and open-ended product questions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, possessing the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a distributed, multi-functional team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain navigation features and services in Apple Maps.
• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and intelligent features that directly power the navigation experience in Apple Maps.
• Explore and apply a range of technical approaches, from heuristics to deep learning, to personalize the navigation journey and adapt guidance to user context and real-time conditions.
• Write complex, highly-performant, and reliable production code (primarily in C++) to integrate ML models efficiently into high-scale backend services and on-device environments.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to translate customer empathy into technical ML solutions.
• Participate in design and code reviews, contribute to architectural decisions, and build data pipelines for continuous model evaluation and improvement.
• Influence the future product direction for navigation intelligence with technical expertise, mentorship, and customer-focused thinking.

Skills

C++

Machine Learning

On-device ML

Algorithms

Distributed systems

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related

Tools

Python

Spark

Kubernetes

Privacy-preserving ML

Job description

Apple is hiring a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Navigation Intelligence in Cupertino to advance the Navigation Experience within Apple Maps. You will apply machine learning to on-device and backend systems, personalizing guidance while upholding privacy-first principles.

You will collaborate with design, routing algorithms, data science, and product teams to build scalable ML-powered features and deliver seamless, context-aware navigation experiences for billions of users worldwide.