Apple · 23 hours ago
Distinguished Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$305K/yr - $487K/yr
15+ years expApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. As part of the Machine Learning Platform Technologies - ML Compute organization, you’ll connect the world’s best researchers with the world’s best AI infrastructure to take on the most challenging problems in machine learning and build the rock-solid foundation for some of Apple’s most innovative products.
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Responsibilities
Set the technical vision and define the roadmap for frontier AI infrastructure spanning a multi-cloud heterogeneous compute fleet
Design and build distributed systems for job scheduling, cluster management, and cost governance
Partner closely with ML researchers and engineers to scale and optimize end-to-end performance of AI training and inference workloads
Establish connections with cross-functional partners, collaborating with teams across cloud infrastructure, business operations, finance, and engineering
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
15 years of experience designing and building very large-scale distributed systems
Proficiency in at least 1 backend language (e.g., Python, C++, Go, Rust)
Proficiency in cloud-native architectures and compute orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
Hands-on experience working with ML accelerators such as GPUs and TPUs
Track record of mentoring senior engineers and setting long-term architectural vision across orgs
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields
Experience in running distributed training and/or inference workloads in production
Expertise in ML systems performance profiling, debugging, and optimization
Expertise in deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX) and their underlying architectures
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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10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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