Apple

Research Engineer, Reasoning & Memory - SIML

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD or MSc in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Strong fundamentals in Machine Learning and Generative Modeling.
  • Proven experience in Reinforcement Learning, Multimodal Training, or foundation models.
  • Proficiency in ML toolkits like PyTorch.
  • Demonstrated research contributions through publications or open source projects.
  • Experience in building and deploying Multimodal-LLMs.
  • Familiarity with distributed training and large-scale data infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Develop advanced reasoning and memory systems for Apple Intelligence.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers, designers, and product teams on innovative projects.
  • Test and maintain training infrastructure for machine learning models.
  • Work alongside safety and security teams to enhance model robustness.
  • Align models and agents for production applications.
  • Prototype new algorithmic solutions within the realm of agentic experiences.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to form a strong network within a thriving ML research community.
  • Regular collaboration and research sharing with senior technical leaders.
  • Work on cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of AI technology.
Full Job Description
The System Intelligence and Machine Learning (SIML) Content Understanding teams are seeking a Research Engineer in Reasoning & Memory Systems. You will be working alonside teams that are in charge of operating system wide embeddings, personalized RAG workstreams, tool calling, context compaction / efficiency & memory systems. Projects are focussed on advancing Apple Intelligence capabilities, while working closely across disciplines with our partners in hardware engineering, design and product. \n\nSelected references to our prior work (a) https://arxiv.org/pdf/[redacted]5, (b) https://arxiv.org/pdf/[redacted]5, (c) https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/12/apple-intelligence-now-features-image-playground-genmoji-and-more/

Important attributes expected in the role is fluency in algorithm development (prompt optimization, post training / alignment), and experience with automatic evaluation techniques. The role includes the opportunity to partner with world class system engineers to prototype and incorporate bleeding edge algorithmic innovations in the context of emerging agentic experiences Other responsibilities include testing and upkeep of training infrastructure, whiled partnering with safety/security teams on emerging robustness challenges while aligning models/agents to production needs. Ability to interface with large scale data infrastructure is a huge plus. Apple has a thriving Machine Learning research community. It is expected that role offers the candidate an opportunity to form a strong network of collaborators across the company, while sharing research progress with senior technical leaders at a regular cadence.

PhD, or MSc in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, or a related field (mathematics, physics or computer engineering); with a focus on machine learning, or comparable professional experience Strong ML and Generative Modeling fundamentals Proven experience in one of the following: Reinforcement Learning, Multimodal Training, Pre-training / Post-training foundation models Proficiency in using ML toolkits, e.g., PyTorch Track record of research contributions demonstrated through publications in top-tier conferences, or open source contributions to algorithm

Experience with building & deploying Multimodal-LLMs Familiarity with distributed training and large-scale data infrastructure

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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