Apple

Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Search & Knowledge Platforms

Apple$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
  • 2+ years of experience building production ML/AI systems (or 6+ years for MS and 3+ for PhD)
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Scala, and Go
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Experience in large-scale data systems and end-to-end ML pipelines
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and model monitoring solutions
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop features for Knowledge Q&A systems that impact millions of users
  • Build and maintain distributed ML systems capable of handling millions of queries per second
  • Inform product evolution through the measurement and analysis of user experiences
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams to refine ML solutions
  • Implement evaluation pipelines leveraging human feedback for model improvement
  • Optimize ML systems for performance metrics such as latency and throughput
  • Ship ML-powered features that enhance consumer experience

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a high-performance computing environment
  • Collaborative environment with world experts in data management and machine learning
  • Impactful role with potential to redefine user interaction and search at scale
  • Access to large datasets and queries to fuel innovation
  • Engagement in cross-functional projects that influence product direction
Full Job Description
The Apple Knowledge Quality Team is building the next-generation of machine learning solutions for Knowledge Q&A at Apple and help power features including Siri and Spotlight. The features we build are redefining how hundreds of millions of people use their computers and mobile devices to search and find what they are looking for. As part of this group, you will work with one of the most exciting high performance computing environments, with petabytes of data, millions of queries per second, and have an opportunity to imagine and build products that delight our customers every single day. The Knowledge Quality team is looking for extraordinary Machine Learning engineers to join a team of world-experts on Large-Scale Data Management and Machine Learning Systems. Together, you will be pushing the boundaries of Knowledge Question Answering in Siri. As part of the Knowledge Quality team, you will design and develop features for a platform that touches upon large-scale data management, machine-learning and deep learning systems over graph data and web documents. You will have the outstanding opportunity to inform product evolution through measurement, evaluation, and analysis of the user experience. You will partner with cross-functional teams to change how hundreds of millions of people use their computers and mobile devices to search and provide users with results that best satisfy their information seeking needs. MS degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field with 2+ years of industry experience building production ML/AI systems, OR PhD degree in a related field Proficiency in mainstream programming languages such as Python, Scala, and Go Experience building and maintaining large-scale data systems, knowledge graphs, and end-to-end ML pipelines in production, ideally using the Apache software stack (e.g., Spark) Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow in production environments Experience with natural language processing, statistical data analysis, and model evaluation methodologies Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and data science Experience with CI/CD pipelines, model deployment, and monitoring solutions MS degree with 6+ years of industry experience building and scaling ML/AI systems, OR PhD degree with 3+ years of industry experience in production ML environments Proven track record designing, deploying, and maintaining large-scale distributed ML systems serving millions of QPS (queries per second) Experience with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and data-driven product iteration at scale Experience designing human-in-the-loop evaluation pipelines and leveraging user feedback to improve model performance Hands-on experience with LLM deployment, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), or other generative AI technologies in production Experience building model monitoring, observability, and quality assurance systems for production ML services Experience optimizing ML systems for latency, throughput, and cost at scale Track record of shipping ML-powered features that measurably improved user experience for consumer-facing products Strong product intuition and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

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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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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