Apple · 9 hours ago
AIML - Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Search Quality - Answers, Knowledge & Information (AKI)
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$147K/yr - $272K/yr
5+ years expApple is seeking a hardworking and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to build intelligent search experiences. In this role, you will develop and deploy machine learning models to enhance search relevance and user satisfaction by shaping how users find relevant content or answers.
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Responsibilities
Analyze search ranking and relevance requirements, issues and opportunities
Identify areas of improvement in our search pipeline and lead projects from research to production
Design, train, and deploy machine learning models to improve search relevance and ranking
Define evaluation metrics and benchmarks for search quality
Collaborate with multi-functional teams including: product, design, and data engineering
Find opportunity and partner with various product teams across the company to apply search technology to new product areas and use cases
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
5+ years of industry or academia experience in machine learning, with a focus on search, NLP, or recommender systems
Strong programming skills in C/C++ or Python, and experience with ML frameworks
Proficient understanding of search algorithms and familiarity with evaluation metrics for search and information retrieval
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Preferred
Advance degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
Familiarity with NLP/ML tools and packages like Jax, TensorFlow, pyTorch, etc
Experience working with transformer-based models (e.g., BERT, T5) in a search context
Prior industry experience on personal search systems
Ability to quickly prototype ideas / solutions, perform critical analysis, and use creative approaches for solving complex problems
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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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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