Apple

Machine Learning Engineer - Multimodal Intelligence

Apple$145K — $175K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in deep learning with multimodal systems (e.g., vision, language, audio)
  • Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
  • Experience with rapid prototyping and validation of research ideas
  • Ability to thrive in collaborative environments
  • Strong communication skills for conveying analytical results
  • BS and 3 years of industry experience (MS/PhD preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale data curation and training pipelines
  • Fine-tune and optimize multimodal models for execution
  • Establish reproducible evaluation and regression testing
  • Harden approaches into robust production systems under constraints
  • Collaborate with modeling and hardware engineering teams closely

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with diverse teams
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology
  • Involvement in the full model lifecycle from concept to deployment
  • Access to advanced hardware design and product strategy considerations
Full Job Description
The Multimodal Intelligence team builds and ships the Computer Vision and Machine Learning systems behind Apple Intelligence - spanning data collection and curation, training and fine-tuning, evaluation, optimization, and on-device deployment. Our team has an established track record of delivering features that combine Apple's sensing hardware with large foundation models, including Visual Intelligence and the on-device foundation models that power text and visual understanding across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. We are focused on building experiences where a device can see, read, and reason about the world around it - privately, responsively, and on-device wherever possible.

Description

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to build the pipelines, infrastructure, and production systems that turn multimodal foundation models into shipping Apple Intelligence features. You will own end-to-end model delivery: building and scaling data curation and training pipelines, fine-tuning and optimizing large multimodal models for on-device and hybrid execution, standing up reproducible evaluation and regression testing for text and visual understanding, and hardening promising approaches into robust, maintainable production systems under real latency, memory, power, and privacy constraints.

You will work closely with modeling, platform, hardware, and product engineering teams across Apple - taking future hardware design and product needs into account as you make implementation decisions - and you will have the opportunity to collaborate broadly to deliver the best possible products.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience in deep learning with demonstrated work in at least one area of multimodal systems (e.g., vision, language, video, audio, etc.)

Proficiency in Python and in a modern deep learning framework such as PyTorch or JAX

Experience with rapid prototyping, reproduction, and validation of research ideas

Ability to work in a collaborative environment

Ability to communicate the results of analyses in a clear and effective manner

BS and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

Master's or PhD, or equivalent practical experience, in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or related technical field

Deep expertise in multimodal foundation models, with a focus on practical applications

Track record of translating research into practical applications either through published work or industry experience

Strong applied research experience in at least one major area of model development (data curation, pre-training, fine-tuning, alignment, or evaluation), particularly as it applies to multimodal systems

Experience with large-scale training pipelines, including working with large datasets and scaling models across distributed systems

Experience bridging research ideas with production constraints

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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