Apple

AIML - Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Data and ML Innovation

Apple$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of ML engineering experience, including 1+ year on large language models or generative AI.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong software engineering skills including debugging, testing, and production reliability.
  • Experience with LLM training and evaluation workflows such as pre-training and online evaluation.
  • Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

  • Assess and evaluate the performance of foundation models for Apple Intelligence features.
  • Design and maintain robust evaluation infrastructure for model performance measurement.
  • Collaborate with ML researchers to turn evaluation insights into model enhancements.
  • Support model shipping decisions through reliable performance metrics.
  • Develop novel methodologies for measuring the effectiveness of models.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with leading ML researchers.
  • Opportunity to contribute to impactful Apple product features.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in AI and ML.
  • Focus on continuous learning and professional development.
Full Job Description
We are looking for talented machine learning engineers who are excited to tackle some of the most meaningful and technically challenging problems in building and deploying foundation model-based products for our customers.

As a Machine Learning Engineer focused on foundation model evaluation, you will play a critical role in assessing the capabilities of the models that power Apple Intelligence features.

You will work closely with machine learning researchers to translate evaluation insights into actionable improvements that advance future model performance.

Description

As a foundation model evaluation Machine Learning Engineer, you will be entrusted with ensuring that foundation model performance can be measured quickly and reliably, in order to support crucial model shipping decisions. You will design, implement, and maintain crucial evaluation infrastructure.

You will collaborate extensively with ML researchers on both model hillclimbing and developing novel methodologies for measuring model performance.

Your responsibilities will span a number of high-impact parts of the Apple product and foundation model lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of hands on ML engineering experiences, with at least 1+ years working directly on large language models or generative AI.

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field - or equivalent practical experience.

Strong software engineering fundamentals: debugging, testing, code reviews, and production reliability / scalability.

Hands-on experience with LLM training and / or evaluation workflows, including any of the following: pre-training, post-training, online evaluation, offline evaluation, automated evaluation, human evaluation.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands on experience with evaluating large language models at scale or designing large language model benchmarks.

Strong communication skills, able to clearly and concisely convey important information.

Self-motivated and curious. Strive to continually learn on the job.

High level of creative and critical thinking skills with an innate drive to improve how things work. Have a high tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to identify the most important problems to solve.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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