Sr. Machine Learning Scientist, Siri Speech

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 181,100 - 318,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is looking for a Sr. Machine Learning Scientist to enhance Siri's capabilities. The ideal candidate will lead developments in deep learning and dialog systems to improve AI-powered conversational experiences.

This role demands a profound understanding of machine learning, along with strong programming skills. You will contribute to projects that impact millions of users, driving innovation in speech recognition and natural language processing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in deep learning with publications in relevant conferences.
• Experience with conversational AI or multimodal LLM.
• Experience with large-scale machine learning training and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside engineers and scientists to tackle core dialog system problems.
• Develop deep learning technologies to enhance Siri's intelligence and utility.
• Impact the daily lives of billions of users through Siri.

Skills

Deep learning expertise

Programming in Python

Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Deep learning toolkits

Natural language processing

Job description

Sr. Machine Learning Scientist, Siri Speech

Cupertino, California, United States Machine Learning and AI

Join the team redefining what a deeply personal and integrated assistant can be. As part of the Siri organization, you will help shape one of the world's most widely used AI assistants, powered by our next‑generation of Apple Intelligence, with capabilities like personal context understanding and on‑screen awareness, built with privacy from the ground up. Your work will have direct, meaningful impact for users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS. This is a rare opportunity to build at the intersection of cutting‑edge AI and human‑centered design, shipping technology that is centered around users and their needs.

Description

The Speech Team within the Siri organization drives major speech recognition, synthesis and speech‑to‑speech model changes for various features deeply embedded throughout Apple’s ecosystem. Our mission is to build cutting‑edge infrastructure, datasets, and models that empower Siri conversational AI, dictation and various speech enabled Apple Intelligence features with powerful capabilities across natural language understanding, dialog generation, speech recognition, and multimodal interaction. We apply these technologies to create engaging, intelligent, and personalized conversational experiences for millions of Apple users. We believe that the most impactful breakthroughs in deep learning emerge when we address real‑world problems at scale. We develop speech‑to‑speech experiences and the underlying multimodal foundation model technology for current and future speech‑enabled features across Apple’s software, hardware, and services ecosystem. This allows for cutting edge applied research anchored in Apple specific production needs, while improving speech interaction experiences for Apple’s customers around the world.

Responsibilities

• You will work alongside a fast‑growing team of world‑class engineers and scientists to tackle core problems in dialog systems and foundation models—ranging from natural language understanding and multi‑turn context tracking, to the integration of speech, text, and other modalities. You will develop and deploy novel deep learning technologies that make Siri more intelligent, natural, and useful. You’ll help us advance the state of the art in natural language processing, speech and audio modeling, and multimodal learning, with a strong focus on bringing your innovations into production. Your ideas will directly impact the daily lives of billions of users through Siri.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in deep learning with publication record in relevant conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, KDD, ACL, ICASSP, InterSpeech) or a track record in applying deep learning techniques to products.


• Proficient programming skills in Python and one of the deep learning toolkits such as PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or other related discipline.


• Experience with conversational AI or multimodal LLM.


• Experience with large‑scale machine learning training/evaluation.


• Data‑centric vision about foundation model.

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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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.

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