Apple · 12 hours ago
Principal Applied Research Engineer/Scientist
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/StaffApple is seeking adept machine learning scientists and engineers to build cutting-edge AI-driven products. This role focuses on full-stack ML development, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design high-performance ML models and implement innovative AI technologies.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Design, build, and implement production-ready ML models and infrastructure in partnership with designers, software/hardware engineers, and applied R&D teams
Drive data generation, curation, and evaluation efforts for ML systems
Develop and optimize model inference solutions
Rapidly prototype AI solutions that solve real-world problems
Communicate and advocate for novel research directions to product-oriented leadership
Influence modeling architecture decisions and translate research innovations into practical implementations
Engage with diverse teams across Apple to represent AI technology and implement it into prototypes
Qualification
Required
Experience bringing novel LLM-driven technologies from zero to one
Proven experience advancing the state of the art of machine learning through hands-on work in product development, prototyping, or research environments
Doctorate in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Deep technical expertise in transformer-based large language models (LLMs) and multi-modal foundation models that integrate text, visual, and audio encoders with cross-modal attention mechanisms
Experience across areas such as pre-training, fine-tuning, performance optimization, and safety alignment
Expertise in designing and implementing AI agents capable of complex reasoning, task planning, and autonomous decision-making in diverse environments
Forward-thinking creativity and curiosity about shaping AI capabilities into compelling product experiences that deliver genuine user value
Demonstrated ability to influence modeling architecture decisions and translate research innovations into practical, product-ready implementations
Strong collaborative skills with experience effectively communicating and advocating for novel research directions to product-oriented leadership
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
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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