Apple

Machine Learning Tools Engineer, SIML

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on Python.
  • Knowledge of ML fundamentals and experience with frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Familiarity with Linux environments, containers (e.g., Docker), and version control (Git).
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to navigate research and product environments with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain core ML infrastructure components such as training pipelines and deployment tools.
  • Collaborate with ML practitioners to develop solutions that enhance productivity.
  • Create Python-based SDKs, CLIs, and APIs for improved interaction with ML systems.
  • Ensure tools are robust, performant, and well-documented.
  • Work with infrastructure and MLOps teams for end-to-end system integration.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of machine learning and software engineering.
  • Hands-on role focused on user experience and developer productivity.
  • Work in a highly collaborative and innovative team environment.
  • Chance to impact ML model development and deployment across the organization.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Machine Learning Tools Engineer to help build and evolve the infrastructure, tools, and libraries that power model development and deployment across our organization. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with ML domain understanding and a deep passion for improving developer experience. You'll partner closely with researchers, ML engineers, and infra teams to design tools that make training, experimentation, evaluation and inference seamless and efficient. This role is hands-on, user-focused, and requires a balance of building scalable systems and operationally supporting a large and growing user base. As a Machine Learning Tools Engineer, you will: * Design, develop, and maintain core ML infrastructure components (training pipelines, experiment tracking, deployment tooling, and monitoring systems). * Collaborate with ML practitioners to identify pain points and translate them into productized solutions that enhance productivity and reliability. * Build and maintain Python-based SDKs, CLIs, and APIs that simplify how ML engineers interact with compute, data, and models. * Ensure tools are robust, performant, and user-friendly, with strong observability and documentation. * Partner with infrastructure, MLOps, and platform teams to ensure end-to-end system integration and smooth scaling. This is a highly collaborative role that requires curiosity, empathy for users, and a drive to make ML development frictionless. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience. 3+ years of experience in software development with strong Python proficiency. Familiarity with machine learning fundamentals and frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX). Experience with Linux systems, containers (Docker), and version control (Git). Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Comfortable operating at the intersection of research and product, coordinating across teams with competing timelines and technical constraints. Prior experience in an ML platform, infrastructure, or productivity tools team. Experience building internal SDKs, CLIs, or automation frameworks for ML or data workflows. Exposure to distributed training, experiment tracking, or model serving infrastructure. Experience supporting large internal or external developer communities.

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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