Senior ML Infrastructure Engineer, Proactive

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

Benefits offered by this job

Apple stock programs

Benefits including medical & dental

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Intelligence Platform to design and build large-scale ML/Generative AI platforms powering advanced features across Apple’s OS and apps.

You will shape the platform used by hundreds of teams and influence user experiences globally. You will collaborate with teams to train, qualify, deploy and serve models, design APIs for ML and Generative AI, adapt model architectures to execution environments, and partner with

Qualifications

• Excellent software design, debugging and problem solving skills.
• Background architecting and building data or machine learning platforms.
• Experience building on LLMs or other generative models.
• Ability to translate cutting‑edge research into tangible applications.
• Deep understanding of multi-threaded programming and synchronization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Apple teams on training, qualifying, deploying, and serving models.
• Design and refine systems and APIs for Machine Learning and Generative AI.
• Understand and adapt new model architectures to execution environments.
• Work with leadership across Apple to define policy.

Skills

Software design

ML platform architecture

LLMs / Generative models

Multi-threaded programming

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Machine Learning and AI

The Intelligence Platform team empowers clients across Apple’s operating systems with high quality user-centric knowledge and inferences that enable next generation user experiences. We’re a systems engineering team focused on building the platform which enables state of the art technologies like generative AI, graph machine learning, and private learning to be used by hundreds of teams across Apple. This platform plays a critical role in the OS, acting as a central nervous system that is responsible for receiving, processing, responding to, and remembering crucial information. We are looking for an accomplished and driven senior software engineer with a background in designing large systems around Machine Learning, Large Language Models, and Generative AI. Your primary role will be designing and building the platform for teams across Apple used to bring intelligence to their applications and services. Your ideas will power next generation features, and impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide in their daily lives!

Description

As a Senior Engineer on the Intelligence Platform Team, you’ll join a phenomenal team of hardworking engineers and will be entrusted with a range of responsibilities. Your work will include: Collaborating with teams across Apple on training, qualifying, deploying, and serving models; designing and refining systems and APIs for Machine Learning and Generative AI; understanding and adapting new model architectures to constraints of their execution environments; working with leadership across Apple to define policy. You will be responsible for bringing industry leading research to hundreds of millions of people using Apple products every day.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent software design, problem solving and debugging skills
• Background architecting and building data or machine learning platforms
• Experience building on LLMs or other generative models
• Proven ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply cutting‑edge research into tangible applications.
• Deep understanding of multi-threaded programming and synchronization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building production feature engineering pipelines a plus
• Experience with distributed data systems a plus
• Experience with macOS/iOS development is a plus

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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