Apple · 1 day ago
AIML - Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform Technologies
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$201K/yr - $367K/yrApple is at the forefront of innovation in algorithmic search, machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence. The role involves driving technical vision and strategy for building and scaling distributed infrastructure, collaborating across teams to enhance developer experience, and leading initiatives to improve product quality and engineering velocity.
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Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical vision for scalable, resilient developer experience platforms supporting Apple's search products
Architect, implement, and maintain distributed infrastructure and automation to accelerate developer velocity across the organization
Lead cross-team collaboration with engineering, AI/ML, product, and leadership groups to align platform and business objectives
Champion engineering excellence by instituting best practices for reliability, testability, and maintainability in large codebases
Identify and resolve complex technical challenges and bottlenecks in developer workflows and search infrastructure
Streamline and automate inner/outer development loops to reduce toil and improve productivity for engineering teams
Pioneer, adopt, and promote advanced validation and testing methodologies to raise product quality and development velocity
Tackle high-impact bugs and technical debt, proactively addressing issues that hinder developer experience or platform reliability
Qualification
Required
Strong coding skills
Strong background in computer science: algorithms and data structures
Experience with AWS Services such as Amazon S3 EC2 EKS / Kubernetes
Excellent interpersonal skills able to work independently as well as in a team
Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science or related field
Preferred
Demonstrated leadership in optimizing end-to-end developer workflows across both the inner loop (local development) and outer loop (integration, testing, and deployment)
Extensive experience designing, implementing, and scaling CI/CD pipelines, automating pre-submit checks, and building high-performance, production-accurate testing infrastructure
Proven success in streamlining release processes, automating manual deployments, and driving improvements in environment stability, reliability, and consistency
Adept at developing tools and frameworks that enhance debugging efficiency, reduce friction for developers, and accelerate product delivery
Deep expertise in root cause analysis of systemic engineering issues, including build failures, flaky tests, and failed deployments, with a track record of implementing long-term, scalable solutions that improve developer velocity and engineering quality
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.
Founded in 1976
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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2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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