Apple · 21 hours ago
LLM Machine Learning Research Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
3+ years expApple is seeking a Research Engineer to join their Foundation Model Preparation and Algorithm Team. This role involves building groundbreaking AI infrastructure and algorithms that will optimize Apple Foundation models, impacting billions of clients. The position requires collaboration with top talent in the field and the development of reliable pipelines and algorithms for model optimization.
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Responsibilities
Build groundbreaking AI infrastructure and algorithms
Power the optimization of Apple Foundation models, including on-device and server Apple Intelligence models
Develop reliable and scalable pipelines and algorithms, such as model optimization pipelines, state-of-the-art optimization algorithms, and state-of-the-art post-training techniques
Qualification
Required
Experience developing, optimizing, or training large language models (LLMs), large foundation models, or generative AI models
Software engineering skills in Python and general-purpose system administration and infrastructure management abilities
History of applied research in the neural network model life cycle, training, or a related application area
Experience with languages like Python, C/C++
Track record of driving scientific investigations and experiments, and overcoming obstacles and uncertainty in a research environment
BS degree and 3+ years of proven experience
Preferred
Publication record at top AI/ML venues
Experience with LLM LoRA fine-tuning, neural network optimization (e.g., quantization, palettization)
Experience with LLM pre-training or post-training
Experience with on-device/server scale deployment
Infrastructure management and debugging experience
Experimental rigor when training/evaluating LLMs for the purpose of benchmarking LLM optimization algorithms
Strong communication and accountability skills; a hard-working, strong work ethic, and collaboration abilities
Ph.D. in a related field
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
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CEO
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