Apple · 5 days ago
AIML - Sr Machine Learning Engineer Answers, Knowledge u0026 Information (AKI)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
8+ years expApple is a leading technology company that aims to enhance user experience through innovative products. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to lead the development of machine learning models that improve search quality across various Apple products, leveraging advanced techniques and mentoring junior engineers.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Own the entire ML development cycle from opportunity analysis, exploration, and prototyping to data collection, feature engineering, training, evaluation, and deployment in production
Lead the development of machine learning models to improve search quality across retrieval, ranking, reranking, and query understanding
Improve search quality and experience by leveraging techniques such as learning-to-rank, embedding models, contrastive learning, multi-task learning, and reinforcement learning where appropriate
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership in architecting ML systems and designing ML models
Understand product requirements, then translate them into modeling tasks and engineering tasks
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in information retrieval, natural language processing, machine learning, or deep learning
Deep understanding of machine learning theory, including supervised learning, ranking models, embeddings, representation learning, and evaluation metrics
Proven ability to apply advanced ML techniques to improve search relevance and retrieval quality at scale
Comfortable leading experimentation, offline evaluation, and online A/B testing for iterative improvements in search quality
Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently as well as as part of a team
Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in machine learning or a related field
Preferred
Advanced diploma in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or Mathematics
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
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$5.67BKey Investors
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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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