Apple · 1 month ago
Senior Machine Learning Efficiency Engineer - SIML, ISE
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$172K/yr - $302K/yr
3+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Efficiency Engineer to design software systems and algorithms that enhance training and inference for AI-driven experiences. The role involves developing core components for a scalable ML platform and optimizing performance for large-scale models.
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Responsibilities
Develop core components for our scalable ML platform
Push the limits of existing training technologies
Create new techniques to overcome system constraints
Optimize training and inference performance
Improve distributed training throughput
Drive system-level efficiency for large-scale models
Qualification
Required
PhD or Master's degree in the area of Computer Science, or equivalent years of industry experience
3+ years working with AI/ML technologies in production or research settings
Strong Python programming skills
Understanding software design principles, and algorithms
Experience with deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch
Experience building large-scale distributed systems
Familiarity with parallelization algorithms for large model training
Familiarity with recent developments in foundation model architectures
Preferred
Experience developing model parallel and data parallel training solutions and other training optimizations
Experience with parallel training libraries such as torch.distributed, DeepSpeed, or FairScale
Experience with CUDA-level optimization
Experience building ML models targeting Apple Silicon
Experience building large-scale deep learning infrastructure or platforms for distributed model training
Publication record at Machine Learning conferences such as MLSys, NeurIPS, etc
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
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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