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Apple · 2 days ago

AIML - Machine Learning Engineer - Special Projects

positionCupertino, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$181K/yr - $318K/yr
date2+ years exp

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. The Special Projects team at Apple is developing novel user-facing conversational features that leverage the multimodal capabilities of state-of-the-art foundation models, and they are looking for a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to lead the development and evaluation of such features.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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Responsibilities

Design and implement machine learning algorithms to aid in building user-facing interactive conversational features
Leverage multi-modal foundation models for rapid prototyping and iteration
Develop evaluation strategies to translate product requirements to objective metrics
Shepherd data collection and evaluation efforts to ensure rapid and measurable progress
Collaborate with key stakeholders in hardware engineering, software engineering and design to develop prototypes and evolve them into production systems (for example, Siri and Apple Intelligence features in Apple’s operating systems)

Qualification

Machine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPythonPytorchTensorflowFoundation ModelsCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM majors
Experience with the use and evaluation of foundation models
Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (Pytorch or Tensorflow)
2+ year of Hands-on industry experience building and evaluating Machine Learning or Natural Language Processing systems

Preferred

PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning or a related technical field
4+ years of hands-on industry experience with Machine Learning systems
Proficiency in training and evaluation of foundation models and frameworks
A track record of publications or technical presentations in Machine Learning journals or conferences
Excellent at communication and cross functional collaboration

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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Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.apple.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering

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