Apple

Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain

Apple$150K — $180K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in automation and workflow engineering.
  • Proven ability in designing and shipping end-to-end automated workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML applications in production systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL for automation and data integration.
  • Familiarity with professional media file formats and streaming QC standards.
  • Experience in handling sensitive data with integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI/ML-driven workflows for media supply chain automation.
  • Build secure and scalable interfaces between AI models and internal data systems.
  • Develop automated validation loops for metadata accuracy and compliance.
  • Create internal tools for operator visibility and control over AI workflows.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML developers for workflow optimization.
  • Establish processes to resolve workflow inconsistencies and meet delivery standards.
  • Act as a technical lead, guiding engineers and representing the team to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and diverse work environment.
  • Potential for mentorship opportunities within the team.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge AI/ML technology applications.
  • Opportunity to shape the technical direction of media supply chains.
  • Support for continuous professional development and learning.
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain to join our Integration and Technology team. This role is centered on building and maintaining the software systems that automate our media supply chain, including title and asset management, metadata curation, archival policy, system governance, technical workflow improvement, and distribution standardization with AI/ML applied with the same engineering discipline, testing, and accountability expected of any production system. We're looking for someone who is passionate about building scalable media supply chain workflows and can contribute to a diverse organization. Description The Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain will support the following: Design, build, and maintain AI/ML-driven automation and agentic workflows that streamline ingest, metadata enrichment, QC, asset validation, and downstream distribution across the media supply chain. Bridge AI models and internal data systems by deploying secure, scalable interfaces (e.g., Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers) and robust API integrations with Media Asset Management (MAM), inventory, and metadata platforms. Build automated validation loops and human-in-the-loop review systems to ensure AI-generated metadata and decisions meet accuracy, compliance, and auditability standards before hitting systems of record. Design, build, and maintain internal tools (dashboards, UIs, CLI utilities) that give operators visibility into and control over autonomous AI-driven workflows. Collaborate with AI/ML developers to determine where AI/ML genuinely improves supply chain efficiency versus where deterministic automation is the better tool. Establish processes to detect, reconcile, and resolve data and workflow inconsistencies across the media supply chain, ensuring outputs consistently meet Apple's delivery specifications. Prototype and deploy targeted automation scripts, micro-services, and workflows to resolve emerging bottlenecks in content ingest, QC, and delivery pipelines. Act as a technical lead and review for other engineers working on supply chain and automation initiatives, and represent the team's technical direction to cross-functional stakeholders. Manage multiple concurrent priorities and adapt to shifting requirements in a fast-changing production environment. Mentor or review the work of other engineers, and incorporate differing technical perspectives into technical decisions. Minimum Qualifications We are looking for experienced professionals who have built and operated production automation or AI/ML systems within the media, entertainment, or technology industries. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of experience as an automation and workflow engineer. Experience designing and shipping automated, end-to-end workflows (e.g., ingest, metadata enrichment, QC, delivery) that measurably reduced manual effort or turnaround time. Experience applying AI/ML or LLM-based automation to production systems, beyond prototyping. Experience programming in Python and SQL to build automation, integrations, or data pipelines. Experience working with professional media file formats and QC/delivery standards used in streaming or entertainment operations. Experience writing tested, maintainable production code and following standard software engineering practices (code review, version control, CI/CD). Direct experience handling sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion. Ability to be onsite; this role is an in-person, onsite position. Available to work some nights and weekends as needed. Up to 10% travel required; both domestic and international. Preferred Qualifications Experience building or operating secure API layers (e.g., MCP servers) that give AI agents standardized access to order or asset management systems. Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) or metadata indexing techniques for querying large-scale content archives. Experience with workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Temporal), message queuing (e.g., Kafka, SQS), and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes). Experience building human-in-the-loop review processes to validate automated or AI-generated outputs before they reach systems of record. Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and shell scripting to build internal tools such as dashboards or CLI utilities. Experience communicating technical trade-offs to non-technical partners and adjusting a technical direction based on their input.

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.

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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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