Apple · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$212K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking a Staff level Software Engineer with expertise in applied AI to enhance their Manufacturing Systems and Operations. The role involves prototyping and experimenting with solutions that significantly impact production processes, collaborating across multiple teams to bring innovative ideas to fruition.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Experience working with the latest LLM’s from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Llama etc. and custom fine-tuned models i.e(Defog, Nous research) to help us advance our Manufacturing Systems and Operations
Move fast prototyping ideas and experimenting with new approaches to solve existing problems better
Work with and across multiple organizations and functional roles to develop solutions that not only end up in production, but have a significant impact
Some solutions will be stand alone while others will be built on top of existing systems through a deep collaboration
Experience taking an idea from the whiteboard to production and then scale it
Qualification
Required
10+ years in a senior role working across the entire tech stack with a skilled team
10+ years building robust HTTP APIs and backend services
Expert level grasp of at least 1 modern programming language: Go (preferred), Python, Java, etc
Experience building solutions that leverage API's from the latest LLMs
Preferred
Experience with model pipeline and registry tools, detecting and preventing model drift, automating model monitoring, and ensuring model accuracy
Experience building robust evaluations for prompt optimization and tuning ML workflows
Experience with RAG and modern model in context learning techniques
Experience with SQL and database systems such as PostgreSQL
Experience with building ETL pipeline in data warehouse such as Snowflake
Manufacturing experience or exposure is a plus, but not required
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
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
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Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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