Software Engineer - Model Performance - Special Projects

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking software engineers who want to shape the future of AI features on Apple Silicon. You will join a small, collaborative team that values curiosity and learning, and you will work with designers and researchers to move ideas from early prototypes to devices.

This is 0-to-1 work with a high degree of autonomy, where you’ll translate cutting-edge models into production code, mentor teammates, and influence technical direction across product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Shipped software that people rely on and learned from tough calls.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and solving hard problems across teams.
• Experience with AI or машинe learning concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Investigating ML model performance and power on Apple Silicon.
• Collaborating with perf, power, model, and silicon teams to optimize the system.
• Partner with ML researchers to translate models onto Apple Silicon.
• Prototyping ideas to support feature definition and iteration.
• Communicating technical concepts to cross-functional partners.
• Participating in architecture discussions and code reviews.

Skills

Software development

CS fundamentals

iOS/Swift experience

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Job description

Summary

We're a small team at Apple betting on what comes next. We believe AI will fundamentally change how people interact with their devices — and we're looking for software engineers who want to build that future.We can't say much about what we're building for our customers. What we can say: the problems are genuinely new and the potential reach is enormous.Beyond the work, we're a collaborative, humble, and curious group that loves learning from each other and building together.

Description

You'll work alongside a tight group of engineers, designers, and researchers to bring AI features from early prototype to product. This is 0-to-1 work — from a rough idea on a whiteboard to software running on real devices. You'll have a lot of autonomy in how you get there.What the day-to-day looks like:

Key Responsibilities

Investigating ML model performance and power on Apple SiliconWorking closely with performance, power, model, and silicon teams to optimize the systemPartner with ML and AI researchers to translate cutting-edge models onto Apple SiliconPrototyping ideas to support feature definition and iterationClearly communicate technical concepts to cross functional partnersCollaboration on architecture discussions and code review

Minimum Qualifications

You've shipped software that people relied on, and you learned something from every hard call along the wayYou're someone who unblocks yourself. When the path isn't clear, you figure it out — whether that means reading the source, building a prototype, or pulling in the right peopleComfortable with ambiguity and excited by problems that don't have an obvious answer yetYou work well across teams and build trust with partners in design and engineeringYou make the people around you better — through mentoring, shaping technical direction, and the way you approach hard problemsYou've already brought AI into how you write code — and you're always looking for the next way to use it5+ years of development experience, strong CS fundamentals, and a B.S. in Computer Science or significant equivalent experience. iOS and Swift experience is a plus — but if you're strong in another platform, you'll ramp quickly here.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep experience in one or more iOS/macOS domains: system services, UI frameworks, concurrent application architecture, or performance optimizationPractical knowledge of how LLMs work at the lowest level of model design and executionClose to the frontier. You're the person your team comes to when a new model drops or a new technique emergesA sharp eye for detail. You notice what's off and you know when it's right