Apple · 4 months ago
Machine Learning System Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expAt Apple, we're on the cutting edge of delivering transformative experiences through Artificial Intelligence. As a Machine Learning System Software Engineer on the Apple Neural Engine (ANE) team, you'll work to bring high-performance, low-power AI solutions to life on iconic Apple products. This dynamic opportunity involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers while developing groundbreaking technologies.
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Responsibilities
• Architect and develop the system runtime software for Apple's proprietary Neural Engine Accelerator, optimizing it for deep learning inference with a focus on performance, scalability, and power efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware and platform architecture teams, to bring new hardware silicon to market and ensure the system software support for next-gen features
• Lead the design and implementation of complex system runtime features, advancing both technical capabilities and strategic alignment across the team and company
• Mentor and guide emerging and mid-level engineers, sharing your expertise to foster their growth in system software technologies and ensuring high standards of code quality, innovation, and efficiency
• Play an instrumental role in defining system software architecture approaches and optimizations, balancing trade-offs between performance, energy efficiency, and hardware constraints
• Identify and drive initiatives that will improve the scalability and general performance of AI workloads on Apple hardware, contributing to the vision and roadmap of the Apple Neural Engine team
• Cultivate a culture of learning and collaboration, encouraging innovation, and supporting engineers in their development, with the potential to expand your influence across the organization
Qualification
Required
Proven expertise in software design and architecture, including deep experience with full-stack software design, implementation and optimization
Understand software and hardware interfaces
High-level proficiency in C or C++ and experience working with large, complex software systems and demonstrated ability to ship high-quality production software
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience shipping production software
Preferred
Experience optimizing software for distributed, parallel, or heterogeneous execution environments, with a solid understanding of shared memory, synchronization, and multi-threading techniques
Expertise in neural network inference on specialized SoCs or GPUs, and knowledge of deep learning frameworks and tools
Expertise in full stack software design and implementation
Proven track record in mentoring and coaching engineers, with an interest in taking on increasing responsibilities and contributing to the team's development
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
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CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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