Apple

Lead AI Engineer, Finance Digital Transformation

Apple$162K — $195K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience delivering production web applications with leadership roles
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in Python and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as React and Vue
  • Experience in deploying generative AI solutions including RAG and prompt engineering
  • Strong familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Expertise in system design, code review, testing strategies, and GitOps practices
  • Experience mentoring and guiding engineers in technical decisions
  • Ability to articulate complex technical ideas to both technical and finance communities

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver AI applications critical for Finance operations
  • Set engineering standards for AI delivery to ensure compliance and scalability
  • Collaborate with the team in coding, architectural decisions, and troubleshooting
  • Mentor engineers on best practices and lead architecture reviews
  • Establish and maintain SLOs and implement monitoring for production AI systems
  • Work with Finance stakeholders to identify and prototype impactful solutions
  • Deliver features that provide measurable value to Finance teams

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship
  • Cutting-edge technologies and projects
  • Focus on work-life balance and employee well-being
  • Access to comprehensive health and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Build and Ship: Design and deliver production AI applications that Finance teams across Apple depend on daily-from RAG- powered analytics to agentic automation workflows.

Set the Technical Bar: Define engineering standards for AI delivery, from LLM evaluation frameworks to production observability, ensuring we build systems that are auditable, scalable, and SOx-compliant.

Lead by Example: Write code alongside your team, whether architecting a new service, optimizing a RAG pipeline, or debugging a production issue.

Mentor and Elevate: Guide engineers in AI best practices, conduct architecture reviews, and build a culture of engineering excellence.

Drive Production Excellence: Establish SLOs, implement drift monitoring, strengthen CI/CD pipelines, and ensure our AI systems meet Finance's rigorous operational standards.

Partner and Deliver: Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities, prototype solutions rapidly, and ship features that deliver measurable value.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years shipping production web applications with demonstrated technical leadership

Graduate degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Deep expertise in Python and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React, Vue)

Proven track record deploying generative AI solutions (RAG, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks) to production

Strong Kubernetes and cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Excellence in system design, code review, testing strategies, and GitOps practices

Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical decisions across teams

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and finance audiences

Preferred Qualifications

LLMOps expertise: evaluation pipelines, prompt versioning, drift detection

Experience with agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Google ADK)

Understanding of finance fundamentals (SOx compliance, P&L, financial reporting cycles)

Background in ML algorithms and their practical applications in enterprise settings

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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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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