Apple · 11 hours ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Search)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$212K/yr - $318K/yr
7+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to enhance Apple Maps by developing and optimizing machine learning algorithms and collaborating with various teams to improve search experiences.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Develop and optimize Machine Learning algorithms to handle key issues in local search: query understanding, intent modeling, ranking and semantic search
Design and develop tools, processes and analytics for backend data-extraction pipelines - along with performing hands-on analyses to answer hard hypotheses/questions
Collaborate with various teams (e.g., infrastructure, quality, data) to develop exciting features and contribute towards our mission of best search experience to our end-users
Develop and mentor aspiring applied scientists / engineers to expand their scope and have a big impact. Be part of building a world class search team!
Develop and optimize Machine Learning algorithms to handle key issues in local search: query understanding, intent modeling, ranking and semantic search
Design and develop tools, processes and analytics for backend data-extraction pipelines - along with performing hands-on analyses to answer hard hypotheses/questions
Collaborate with various teams (e.g., infrastructure, quality, data) to develop exciting features and contribute towards our mission of best search experience to our end-users
Develop and mentor aspiring applied scientists / engineers to expand their scope and have a big impact. Be part of building a world class search team!
Qualification
Required
MS in computer science or equivalent field with 7+ years of industry experience
Proven record in delivering end-user facing Machine Learning driven products
Strong programming experience in one or more of the following: Java, C++, Python
Knowledge and experience with one of Tensorflow/Pytorch/Jax frameworks
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - working independently and/or in small teams
Attention to detail, data accuracy and quality of output
Preferred
Ph.D in computer science or equivalent field with 7+ years of industry experience
Expertise and experience in various facets of machine learning and natural language processing, such as classification, feature engineering, information extraction, clustering, semi-supervised learning, topic modeling and ranking
Practical understanding of the mathematics behind modern machine learning, linear algebra and statistics
Good knowledge of big data processing, prior experience with Hadoop, Spark, Hive is highly desired
Proven expertise in applying Generative AI & Large Language Models (e.g., prompt engineering, model fine-tuning) to search or NLP tasks
Prior experience in consumer facing product is desired
Prior team lead experience is desired
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
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Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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