Staff ML Researcher — AI Assistant Incubations

Apple; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a Staff Research Scientist to lead end-to-end incubations of ML features and agentic systems for Siri and related products. You will apply state-of-the-art ML research, publish findings, and partner with teams across software, hardware, and design to ship high-impact capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

You will mentor team members, influence architecture decisions, and help bring AI advances to production at Apple’s global scale while maintaining a strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in an ML team.
• Publication record in NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR or related conferences.
• Proficient modeling with JAX, PyTorch and/or TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end incubations from ideation to deployment.
• Drive advances in applied ML research to address strategic priorities.
• Lead novel ML modeling approaches and architectures for product capabilities.
• Mentor teammates and raise the bar for technical excellence.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and design teams to shape direction.

Skills

ML modeling

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science / related field

Tools

JAX

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Apple seeks a Staff Research Scientist to lead end-to-end incubations of ML features and agentic systems for Siri and related products. You will apply state-of-the-art ML research, publish findings, and partner with teams across software, hardware, and design to ship high-impact capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

You will mentor team members, influence architecture decisions, and help bring AI advances to production at Apple’s global scale while maintaining a strong