Apple

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Apple$171K — $258K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 3 years of experience in machine learning or related roles.
  • 2 years of experience applying ML fundamentals to enhance existing solutions in ML systems, NLP, and/or computer vision.
  • Proficient with modern ML frameworks like PyTorch or JAX for generative model training.
  • Strong software engineering skills focused on Python and data structures.

Responsibilities

  • Research and develop advanced machine learning solutions across various domains.
  • Collaborate with product teams to implement large-scale ML solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance to optimize ML workflows and enhance model performance.
  • Contribute to Python code within PyTorch frameworks and develop new features.
  • Maintain state-of-the-art neural network architectures and production workflows for distributed training.
  • Evaluate latest ML techniques and integrate them into workflows.
  • Mentor junior engineers in best practices for machine learning development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
  • Retirement benefits and educational reimbursement.
  • Access to employee stock programs with discounted stock purchase options.
  • Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commissions.
  • Discounts on products and free services for employees.
Full Job Description
APPLE INC has the following available in Seattle, Washington. Research and develop advanced machine learning solutions for natural language processing (NLP), audio, computer vision, and multi-modal applications. Work closely with crossfunctional

partners, including product teams, to productionize large-scale ML solutions. Provide technical guidance to improve workflows for training, evaluation, model optimization, and

deployment. Contribute modular and performant Python code to internal PyTorch model development frameworks; develop, release, and support new features for these projects.

Implement and maintain state-of-the-art neural networks architectures in internal frameworks. Architectures include large language models (LLMs), audio models, vision transformers, and

multimodal generative AI models. Design, implement, and maintain production workflows for large-scale distributed training using advanced techniques such as fully sharded data

parallelism and model parallelism. Implement and support tooling for evaluating the quality of large deep learning models. Research and evaluate the latest techniques for machine learning

model development; incorporate them into production workflows. Contribute to the organization's technical roadmap by identifying areas for innovation in machine learning solutions.

Provide technical leadership to improve workflows for training, evaluation, model optimization, and deployment. Mentor and guide junior engineers and interns in best practices for machine

learning model development. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 - $258,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

Applying ML fundamentals to make quantifiable improvements to prior solutions in the domains of ML systems, natural language processing, computer vision, and/or audio processing

Utilizing modern ML frameworks, including PyTorch or JAX, to train and evaluate generative AI models for natural language processing, computer vision, or audio applications.

Applying software engineering fundamentals, with a strong focus on data structures and algorithms, to develop efficient and maintainable Python code for ML applications

Using collaboration tools including git and GitHub to contribute to a large codebase with 3+ collaborators

Experience and/or education must include:

Implementing and maintaining tooling for industrial ML model development using Python and PyTorch or JAX

Implementing state-of-the-art ML model architectures in PyTorch or JAX, including transformer models for text, vision, or audio applications

Applying fundamentals of ML systems to scale up ML training to large models (at least 1 billion parameters) using fully sharded data parallelism (FSDP) or model parallelism

Applying parameter efficient fine-tuning techniques, including LoRA (low-rank adaptation), to fine tune foundation models in a computationally efficient way

Using distributed machine learning frameworks, including torch.distributed, DeepSpeed, or Ray, to build machine learning infrastructure or platforms

Evaluating the quality of generative AI models using evaluation frameworks including lm-evaluation-harness

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

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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