Apple · 14 hours ago
Senior Applied ML Scientist – Generative Video
Apple is seeking a passionate Senior Applied ML Researcher to drive innovation in generative video modeling, focusing on diffusion-based methods and related generative features. The role involves researching, designing, and deploying models that impact real-world products while collaborating with research scientists, engineers, and product teams to enhance workflows for millions of creators using generative AI.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Design and train state-of-the-art generative video models, primarily based on diffusion, consistency, rectified flow, or related generative frameworks
Explore novel architectures for spatiotemporal modeling (e.g., 3D U-Nets, DiT-style Transformers, hybrid CNN-Transformer models)
Conduct experiments on long-range temporal coherence, motion consistency, controllability, and multi-modal conditioning (text, audio, images)
Qualification
Required
MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
4+ years of experience in deep learning for generative models, particularly diffusion-based methods
Hands-on experience in distributed training of large models using PyTorch (or equivalent frameworks)
Solid understanding of video representations, spatiotemporal modeling, and neural network optimization
Experience designing & training multi-modal DiT-style Transformers, latent diffusion, or multi-stage video generation pipelines
Experience design & training adapters
Proven ability as a creative problem solver
Preferred
PhD with research focused on generative modeling, diffusion models, or video understanding
Experience with text-to-video, image-to-video, or video-to-video generation
Publications in top-tier ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, 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.
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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