Senior ML Engineer, Photos Intelligence

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition/education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and develop innovative Photos Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad, macOS, and visionPro. You will design advanced algorithms, build scalable infrastructure, and ship user‑focused experiences with privacy in mind.

We value a proven track record in ML within real products, deep C++/Swift expertise, and collaboration across teams to deliver high-quality software that feels effortless to users.

Qualifications

• Experience building applied ML or LLM-powered features in real-world software products.
• Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Ability to develop and optimize code for constrained environments.
• Fluency with agentic coding tools and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Experience with Apple system level APIs and frameworks.
• Demonstrated expertise with Objective-C / C++ / Swift.
• B.S. / M.Sc. / Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, prototype, build, and ship new Photos experiences and Apple Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad, macOS, and visionPro.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and take ownership of problems from conception to production.

Skills

Applied ML

Algorithms

Performance optimization

AI-assisted tooling

System APIs

Obj-C / C++ / Swift

Education

B.S. / M.Sc. / Ph.D. in Computer Science

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and develop innovative Photos Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad, macOS, and visionPro. You will design advanced algorithms, build scalable infrastructure, and ship user‑focused experiences with privacy in mind.

We value a proven track record in ML within real products, deep C++/Swift expertise, and collaboration across teams to deliver high-quality software that feels effortless to users.