Sr Full-Stack Software Engineer, AIML Data Operations

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Sr Full-Stack Software Engineer for AIML Data Operations. You will work on data pipelines, web services, and front-end applications to supply high-quality data for LLM training and evaluation.

You will design robust systems, mentor peers, and collaborate with teams across Apple’s AI initiatives and user-facing software. The role emphasizes production-grade software and scalable solutions across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or closely related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years designing, building, testing, debugging, and operating production-grade software systems.
• Experience with iOS/Android apps backed by cloud-based services.
• Robust web applications and supporting APIs.
• Scalable, cloud-based data-processing pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, concurrency, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality data for LLM training and evaluation and support Apple experiences.
• Build and maintain large-scale distributed data-processing pipelines and services.
• Develop back-end and front-end applications and internal tooling for data operations.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ship production software at scale.

Skills

Swift

Obj-C

Go

C++

Java

Web APIs

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng or related

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Sr Full-Stack Software Engineer, AIML Data Operations

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Artificial intelligence is one of the most profound technologies of our lifetime. It’s rapidly changing Apple products, making them more personal, intuitive, and capable than ever before. Imagine what you could do here.We’re looking for a senior full-stack engineer with experience across front-end applications, web services, or large-scale data pipelines to help deliver the highest-quality data for LLM training and evaluation, the foundation of Apple’s most ambitious user experiences.

Description

The AIML Data Operations organization delivers high-quality, human-annotated machine learning data at scale to product teams across Apple. We are both a global operations engineering team and a trusted partner in the development of Apple’s consumer software experiences and hardware products. Our work directly contributes to experiences across Apple, like Apple Intelligence, Siri, Vision Pro, and more.Our engineering team delivers custom, internal software solutions that accelerate the collection and delivery of machine learning data. Our data collection clients include multiple Swift and web applications backed by cloud-based web services. We design, build and operate large-scale distributed data-processing pipelines.Our team is user-focused, highly-collaborative, and growth-minded. We embrace emerging technologies, diverse perspectives, and taking shared risks.If you are a creative, curious, and collaborative software engineer with strong computer science fundamentals and a track record of shipping production software at scale, come join us.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in designing, building, testing, debugging, and operating production-grade software systems including meaningful contributions in one or more of the following:
• iOS or Android applications backed by cloud-based services
• Robust web applications and supporting APIs
• Scalable, cloud-based data-processing pipelines
• Experience with designing complex software systems, including applied knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, concurrency, multi-threading, and scalability principles.
• Track record of leading and delivering complex software development assignments that require creativity, navigating ambiguity and applying analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional collaboration, interpersonal, and technical communication skills, capable of influencing and driving technical outcomes across diverse, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in a modern, compiled, object-oriented language such as Swift, Objective-C, Go, C++, or Java.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Swift and a passion for developing high-quality applications across Apple’s diverse platforms (iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, etc.).
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Kubernetes).
• Experience administering and optimizing commercial cloud services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) for scalable and resilient application deployments.
• Experience with database design, optimization, and SQL, including relational, NoSQL, and data warehousing technologies.
• Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers and contributing to team-wide engineering excellence.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $216,200 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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