Apple

Machine Learning Engineer - Proactive

Apple • $150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
  • Background in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, or information retrieval
  • Experience with semantic retrieval, embedding models, or reranking systems
  • Proficient in Python and/or C/C++, familiar with modern ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Master's or PhD in a related discipline is preferred
  • Hands-on experience deploying semantic search or ranking systems at scale is a plus
  • Familiarity with model optimization techniques such as quantization or pruning

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize semantic retrieval systems and ranking models
  • Build and enhance retrieval-augmented generation systems to improve search quality
  • Improve underlying software infrastructure for low-latency inference
  • Adapt large foundation models to fit on-device constraints
  • Develop personalized, context-aware experiences for users
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI features
  • Run experiments to evaluate search quality and system performance

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Experience in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
  • Potential for professional development and growth
  • Involvement in impactful projects that enhance user experiences
  • Work with a team of industry experts in the field of AI
Full Job Description
You'll work with semantic retrieval systems, and ranking models to design, optimize, and deploy relevant, personalized, and context-aware experiences. You'll build semantic retrieval, embedding, reranking, and retrieval-augmented generation systems that improve search quality and AI-powered experiences. You'll improve the underlying software infrastructure, optimize solutions for low-latency inference, and adapt large foundation models into smaller, highly capable models that operate efficiently under on-device memory, compute, power, and latency constraints.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.

Background in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, search, recommender systems, or generative AI.

Experience with semantic retrieval, embedding models, reranking, or retrieval-augmented generation systems.

Programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, with experience building production-quality software using modern machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.

Experience building and deploying semantic search, retrieval, or ranking systems at scale in a production environment.

Hands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation, dense retrieval, or neural reranking pipelines.

Experience adapting or distilling large foundation models into compact, efficient models for on-device deployment.

Familiarity with model optimization techniques such as quantization, pruning, or knowledge distillation.

Experience designing and running offline evaluations and online experiments (A/B testing) to measure search quality, ranking, or model performance.

Strong understanding of query understanding, intent modeling, or personalization in search or recommendation systems.

Experience working across cross-functional teams to ship AI-powered features in consumer products

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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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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