Apple · 9 hours ago
AIML - Sr Backend Engineer, Data and ML Innovation
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to contribute to the AI/ML FM Data organization, focusing on improving Foundation Models through innovative data strategies. The role involves developing scalable data pipelines, processing large datasets, and supporting backend services to enhance Apple Intelligence features.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Training data pipeline development. Convert raw data into format acceptable by training jobs on GCP and AWS. Leverage internal and open-sourced training modules
Large scale inferences: Leverage internal and open-sourced inference stack to generate inferences with fine-tuned LLMs on massive amounts of data, for pre-train and post-training
Data processing and data filtering: Have the ability to efficiently process and filter very large amounts of data, often times messy
Scalable web services backend and APIs to support data access and data inspection tools
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science or Equivalent
10+ years of programming experience in Python
Extensive experiences in concurrency and parallelism, functional programming, decorators
Familiarity in other programming languages (Java/GoLang/Rust/Swift)
Proficient in REST API, Redis, VectorDB or other large scale data storage systems
Solid foundational programming skills (algorithms, data structures, OOP, etc)
Experience designing, writing, reviewing, testing and delivering software for applications and systems at scale
Preferred
Familiarity with streaming-processing (Kafka)
Familiarity with a variety of build tools (Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Gradle)
Experience providing architecture and design guidance
A good communicator with clear and concise, active listening and empathy skills
Are self-motivated and curious. Strive to continually learn on the job
Have demonstrated creative and critical thinking with an innate drive to improve how things work
Have a high tolerance for ambiguity
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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