Sr Software Engineer (Developer Advocacy, GenAi), Ai & Data Platforms

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. seeks a Sr Software Engineer in Austin to bridge engineering and a global AI developer community.

You will build production-ready reference architectures, craft proof-of-concept apps, and teach developers how to leverage Apple’s GenAI platform to enable next-generation AI workflows. You will debug complex RAG pipelines, present to large developer audiences, and collaborate with product teams to improve APIs and developer experiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software, ML, or developer advocacy experience.
• Hands-on experience building applications using Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI tooling.
• Proven ability to write clear, engaging technical content and present to diverse audiences.
• Desire to help developers succeed, with patience to translate feedback into product improvements.

Responsibilities

• Build & Prototype: design and code demo apps, SDKs, and reference architectures for real-world GenAI use cases.
• Educate & Evangelize: author tutorials, blogs, docs; represent Apple at AI/ML events and meetups.
• Champion the Developer: act as Customer Zero, test APIs, identify friction, and relay feedback to product teams.
• Cultivate Community: engage with developers on GitHub, Slack, IDEs; unblock developers and create advocates.

Skills

LLM application development

Technical writing

Public speaking / evangelism

Developer advocacy

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Haystack

Pinecone

Weaviate

Milvus

Job description

Sr Software Engineer (Developer Advocacy, GenAi), 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.AI & Data Platforms (AiDP) is IS&T's engine for AI-powered innovation. The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple. The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple.

Description

We are looking for a Generative AI Developer Advocacy Engineer to act as the bridge between our engineering team and the global AI developer community. In this role, you will not just talk about AI—you will build with it. You will create production-ready reference architectures, build compelling proof-of-concept applications, and teach developers how to leverage our platform to build next-generation AI workflows. If you are equally comfortable debugging complex RAG pipelines in Python and presenting to a room of 500 developers, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Build & Prototype: Design and code robust demo applications, SDKs, and reference architectures that showcase our platform's capabilities in real-world GenAI use cases (e.g., autonomous agents, semantic search, document understanding).
• Educate & Evangelize: Author high-quality technical content, including code-heavy tutorials, architecture deep-dives, blog posts, and documentation. Represent the company at major AI/ML conferences, meetups, and hackathons.
• Champion the Developer: Act as "Customer Zero." Test our new APIs and features before they launch, identify friction points in the developer experience, and work directly with our product teams to fix them.
• Cultivate Community: Engage authentically with developers where they live—whether that is GitHub, Slack, IDEs. Help unblock developers and turn them into champions of our ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer, machine learning engineer, or technical developer advocate.
• Hands-on experience building applications using Large Language Models (LLMs). Familiarity with the modern AI stack, including orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus).
• A proven track record of writing clear, engaging technical content and presenting complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• A genuine desire to help other developers succeed, with the patience to debug community issues and translate them into actionable product feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience contributing to or maintaining open-source AI projects.
• Familiarity with model deployment, fine-tuning, or MLOps infrastructure.
• An existing network or presence within the AI/ML developer community.

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

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace

Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants