Software Engineer, AI Agents, AI & Data Platforms

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Agents to design and build backend services that integrate with LLMs and Gen AI services.

You will contribute to developer productivity tools and enterprise AI platforms, collaborating with ML engineers, software developers, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end solutions. The role is hands-on, requiring strong backend skills in Python and Java, experience with building agentic systems using LLMs, and a passion for scalable

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, AI, ML or related field.
• Proven experience building complex agentic systems with LLMs.
• 4+ years in enterprise backend development with Java/Python.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on role developing backend features and APIs.
• Collaborate with ML, software eng, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end platform.
• Ensure integration with enterprise services and LLMs.

Skills

LLMs

Agentic systems

Backend development

Java

Python

CI/CD

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, or related field

Tools

Java

Python

CI/CD tools

Databases

Job description

Software Engineer, AI Agents, AI & Data Platforms

Austin, Texas, United States Machine Learning and AI

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new insights have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Developer Experience Platform team is looking for an extraordinary Python backend engineer who has a robust understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to join our team. You will help design, implement the core backend services and pipelines that integrate with various other enterprise services including LLMs and bring Gen AI services. You would support our mission by applying groundbreaking research in this rapidly evolving and exciting space, to our daily work. By contributing to our team, you’ll play an integral part in developing our developer productivity tools, leaving a significant footprint on the evolution of our enterprise AI platforms.

Description

Developer Experience Platform team provides frameworks, services and developer tools to internal engineering teams in Apple to accelerate their SDLC. We are working on a Generative AI based Developer Experience Platform for internal use and assist our app development team. This role involves multiple aspects on the backend, like ensuring LLM based code generation is accurate, and integrating with various enterprise services. You will collaborate with Machine Learning engineers, Software engineers, and other data scientists to deliver an end to end solution for this platform.

Responsibilities

• This is a hands‑on role for developing and supporting new and existing features. This role requires partnering with cross‑functional teams to effectively coordinate the complex interdependencies inherent in application development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field, or related experience.
• Proven experience in building complex agentic systems using LLMs. Strong programming skills, with a background in software architecture design and development.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience specializing in enterprise software development, with expertise in backend technologies including Java and Python, along with strong proficiency in database technologies and CI/CD solutions.
• Strong programming skills building backend API services using Python and/or Java.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Machine Learning with a particular emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Generative AI.
• Experience working on platform engineering or a developer experience platform is a plus.
• Collaborative mindset to brainstorm on architectural patterns to arrive at the best approach. Keen interest in keeping up with the latest in the industry.
• Communicating effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non‑technical cross‑functional teams

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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