Apple

Sr Machine Learning Manager, Intelligent System Experience

Apple$150K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in ML platform engineering or related fields
  • 3+ years in technical leadership or management roles
  • Deep knowledge of ML fundamentals and techniques
  • Expertise in software engineering, systems design, and API architecture
  • Proven experience in building scalable ML APIs and infrastructure
  • Hands-on skills with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities across teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team in building ML platform infrastructure and APIs
  • Deliver software systems for runtime engines and inference pipelines
  • Collaborate with researchers and product teams to implement features
  • Architect and optimize ML software systems for efficiency
  • Build production-ready ML capabilities for Apple products
  • Make informed technical decisions for high-performance ML systems
  • Drive projects from early concept through production launch

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on impactful projects for millions of users
  • Collaborative cross-functional work environment
  • Access to cutting-edge ML technologies and infrastructure
  • Opportunity for professional growth and advancement
  • Engagement in innovative and world-class AI experiences
Full Job Description
As a Senior Machine Learning Manager on the Apple Intelligence Platform team, you will lead a team of engineers building critical platform infrastructure and APIs that power features used by millions of Apple customers daily. You'll be responsible for the technical execution and delivery of software systems that span the platform stack - from runtime engines and inference pipelines to developer-facing APIs and service integrations. This role requires someone who deeply understands both ML fundamentals and platform engineering, able to make informed architectural decisions about how to build software systems that efficiently support modern ML techniques. You will work cross-functionally with researchers, product teams, and platform engineers to build the production software systems needed to ship new capabilities. Success in this role means delivering robust, well-architected platforms that leverage your understanding of ML to enable world-class Apple Intelligence experiences.

8+ years of experience in ML platform engineering, ML infrastructure, or related fields, with 3+ years in technical leadership or management roles Deep understanding of ML fundamentals including neural network architectures, transformers, attention mechanisms, and inference optimization Strong software engineering fundamentals with expertise in systems design, API architecture, and distributed systems Proven experience building and shipping production ML APIs, platforms, or infrastructure at scale Strong knowledge of ML software stacks and modeling primitives: KV caching, kernel methods, attention architectures, and efficient inference techniques Hands-on experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX), serving systems, and production ML deployment Understanding of modern agentic workflows, multi-step reasoning systems, and API design for complex ML applications Track record of leading engineering teams and delivering complex ML platform projects from conception to production Strong architectural skills with experience making technical decisions for large-scale, high-performance ML systems Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to work across research, product, and engineering teams

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)

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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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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