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aiml - machine learning research engineer, data and machine learning innovation Jobs in Cupertino

aiml - sr applied ai scientist - genai model autograding, evaluation Jobs in Cupertino

data engineer camera intelligence

Apple

Imagine the possibilities here. At Apple, new ideas swiftly transform into extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. With passion and dedication, you can achieve remarkable things. Here, dynamic and hardworking individuals, coupled with inspiring and innovative technologies, are the norm. 
 
Our passion for innovation extends beyond our products to our practices, solidifying our commitment to leaving the world better than we found it. Join us in delivering the next groundbreaking Apple product. 
 
Are you passionate about tackling unsolved challenges? As a member of our dynamic group, you&rsquo;ll have the unique and rewarding opportunity to design upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple&rsquo;s customers daily. 
 
Are you passionate about building products that harness the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision? Do you have the expertise to apply cutting-edge knowledge to create innovative AI camera features for Apple&rsquo;s products, such as the iPhone or iPad? If you&rsquo;re an exceptional data engineer, the Camera Intelligence team is seeking you to join us in building our next generation of camera features. 
 
Description 
 
We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our team to leverage the potential of artificial intelligence in Apple's cameras. In this highly collaborative role, you will partner with data collection/annotation teams, ML researchers, and camera feature teams to integrate models, design data pipelines, and shape the data requirements for next-generation camera intelligence features. An ideal candidate should possess experience with modern machine learning workflows, a solid grasp of deep learning and the data requirements of modern network architectures.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Work and communicate cross functionally with ML researcher and annotation teams. 
 
Drive our ML data efforts. 
 
Design and implement data pipelines. 
 
Support our model selection process. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Deep understanding of concurrency, parallelism, and working with S3-like object storage systems 
 
Experience with efficient data storage formats for ML workflows (LMDB, HDF5, Parquet, or similar) 
 
Experience building ETL pipelines for image/video datasets and ML training workflows. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
 
Proven ability to collaborate across multiple teams including data collection/annotation, ML researchers, and camera feature teams. 
 
Strong programming skills in Python with hands-on experience with Dask for distributed data processing 
 
Familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and modern deep learning architectures 
 
Understanding of imaging fundamentals: raw sensor data, ISP outputs, color spaces, and image quality metrics. 
 
Ability to work independently and resolve infrastructure challenges with minimal support. 
 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with relevant experience in data engineering and computer vision/imaging domains. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $141,800 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Data Engineer - Camera Intelligence

Are you excited to tackle some of the most ambitious technical challenges in Apple Intelligence? Be involved in collaborating closely with our machine learning researchers, engineers, and data scientists? Together, you will orchestrate groundbreaking research initiatives and develop transformative products designed to build a significant impact for billions of users worldwide! 
 
As part of Apple's AI and Machine Learning org, we encourage and create groundbreaking technology for large-scale ML systems, computer vision, natural language processing, and multi-modal understanding and generation. The Data and Machine Learning Innovation (DMLI) team is looking for Machine Learning Engineer to explore new methods, challenge existing metrics or protocols, and develop new insightful practices that will change how we understand data and overcome real-world ML challenges. 
 
Description 
 
As a Machine Learning (ML) Engineer, you will be entrusted with the critical role of innovating and applying state of the art research in ML to tackle complex data problems. The solutions you develop will significantly impact Apple Intelligence, future Apple products and the broader ML development ecosystem. 
 
You will work with a multidisciplinary team to actively participate in Apple Intelligence&rsquo;s data-model co-design and co-develop practice. Your responsibilities will extend to the design and development of a comprehensive data generation and curation framework for Apple Intelligence foundation models at Apple. You will also be responsible to build robust model evaluation pipelines, integral to the continuous improvement and assessment of Apple Intelligence foundation models. 
 
Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to showcase your groundbreaking research work by publishing and presenting at premier academic venues. 
 
Your work may span a variety of directions, including but not limited to: 
 
Develop and implement techniques for creating high-quality synthetic datasets across a variety of domains, including vision, text, and audio data. 
 
Innovate and experiment with new approaches for synthetic data generation to improve the diversity, realism, and representativeness of datasets. 
 
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to understand data requirements and ensure that synthetic datasets are optimized for training foundation models. 
 
Crafting and implementing semi-supervised, self-supervised representation learning techniques for growing the power of both limited labeled data and large-scale unlabeled data. 
 
Develop pipelines and tools to automate synthetic data generation for large-scale AI experiments. 
 
Stay updated with the latest research and industry trends in synthetic data generation, foundational model training, and large-scale data engineering. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
3+ years of experience with developing and evaluating ML applications, and demonstrated experience in understanding and improving data quality. 
 
Strong publication record in relevant conferences (e.g. CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, , etc) 
 
Strong problem-solving and communication skills. 
 
Ph.D/MS degree in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Data Science, Statistics or related areas 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Demonstrated expertise in computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning with a passion for data-centric machine learning. 
 
Deep understanding in multi-modal foundation models. 
 
Staying on top of emerging trends in generative AI and multi-modal LLM. 
 
Strong programming skills and hands-on experience using the following languages or deep learning frameworks: Python, PyTorch, or Jax. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

AIML - Machine Learning Engineer, Data and ML Innovation

As a Research Engineer you will play a critical role to advance Apple Foundation Models to the next level. You will help turn research breakthroughs into tangible values and deliver state-of-the-art model capabilities to support Apple Intelligence. You will drive innovations with data intelligence from variety of sources, combined with applied research in the areas of LLMs, Visual Understanding, Agentic &amp; Reasoning models, and image &amp; video generation to delight Apple&rsquo;s customers 
 
Description 
 
In this role, you will focus on: 
 
Modeling: design and build models, feature engineering that help achieve desired outcome in multiple modalities across pre-train, mid-train and post-train stages 
 
Evaluation: be able to go deep and perform model &amp; data analysis to hill climb on general as well as specific model capabilities 
 
Optimization: implement scalable data pipelines, optimize models with data intelligence for performance and efficiency, and ensure they are production ready 
 
Data: be obsessed with data quality, work with large amounts of data and build effective data processing steps that are proven to drive results 
 
Learn and collaborate: work closely with software engineers, data scientists and program managers to understand complex user-facing feature challenges. Take part in to share frontier knowledge in the field and maintain high-quality engineering practices 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
In-depth hands-on experience with transformer models and deep reinforcement learning. 
 
Familiarity with pre-training and fine-tuning multi-modal LLMs. 
 
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams as a good communicator with clear and concise, active listening and empathy skills. 
 
Self-motivated and curious, stay on top of the relevant frontier technologies. 
 
Have demonstrated creative and critical thinking with an innate drive to improve how things work. 
 
Have a high tolerance for ambiguity. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Master or PhDs Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science or a related field. 
 
Demonstrated proficiency in ML frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow. 
 
Proven track record in Deep Learning research or industry. 
 
Strong foundation in Computer Science and software engineering with excellent problem-solving &amp; analytical skills. 
 
Demonstrated critical thinking and ability to drive clarity from ambiguity. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

AIML - Machine Learning Research Engineer, Data and Machine Learning Innovation

At Apple, new ideas quickly transform into products, services, and customer experiences that delight millions. This innovation is fueled by cutting-edge hardware developed within the Hardware Engineering Group. As a vital part of this organization, the System RF group designs and characterizes wireless systems across Apple&rsquo;s flagship products-including iPhone, Watch, iPad, Mac, and Audio-ensuring world-class performance from prototype to production. 
 
Within this organization, the Smart Data Ecosystem team empowers product evolution by building AI/ML-powered analytics that unlock critical insights from complex wireless manufacturing and design data. The team is currently seeking a Senior AI Development Engineer to architect, develop and deploy scalable AI solutions internally. 
 
Join a team operating at the intersection of hardware, data, and AI-architecting intelligent software tools that solve complex system optimization problems where you can directly influence the performance of Apple products used worldwide! 
 
Description 
 
This role is dedicated to transforming engineering productivity and enabling cutting-edge hardware design through the strategic application of machine learning and generative AI. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will bridge the gap between complex hardware engineering workflows and state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. You will architect intelligent agents capable of automating repetitive engineering tasks, analyzing high-dimensional data to surface hidden trends, and tapping into decades of historical design intelligence. By building these systems, you will empower engineers to arrive at critical decisions with unprecedented speed and accuracy, directly influencing the next generation of Apple innovation. 
 
&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Integrate Large Language Models: Direct the integration of state-of-the-art LLMs (such as Anthropic Claude, Mistral, and Gemini) via both cloud-based APIs and secure on-premise deployments. 
 
Orchestrate Tool-Use and Integration: Develop safe and efficient mechanisms for agents to invoke APIs, query high-dimensional databases, and interact with custom internal engineering tools. 
 
Optimize Retrieval and Knowledge: Architect and maintain advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and oversee LLM fine-tuning processes to align models with domain-specific engineering data. 
 
Design and Architect Multi-Agent Systems: Lead the development of sophisticated multi-agent architectures, specifically focusing on complex orchestration, coordination, and persistent state management. 
 
Scalable Deployment: Oversee the transition of AI solutions from experimental prototypes to robust, production-scale internal services that handle complex, high-volume engineering requests. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
10+ years of professional experience in AI/ML-related projects, demonstrating a long-term track record of innovation and technical leadership. 
 
Proven ability to build efficient interfaces for agents to invoke APIs, query high-dimensional databases, and interact with custom toolsets. 
 
Proficiency in Python (Core and Async) and a strong command of FastAPI or Flask for serving high-performance AI endpoints. 
 
Proven success in deploying Generative AI solutions tailored to complex, high-dimensional, and domain-specific engineering data. 
 
Prior experience overseeing the full lifecycle of large-scale software applications deployed within an enterprise-grade production environment. 
 
Deep understanding of model selection, intelligent routing, and fallback strategies to ensure reliability across multiple LLM providers. 
 
Experience developing and implementing rigorous Gen AI evaluation systems to measure the performance, safety, and accuracy of deployed agents 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
7+ years of experience in AI/ML-related projects, with a proven track record of architecting and deploying production-scale Generative AI solutions. 
 
Masters or PHD in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science or a related field. 
 
Expert-level knowledge of multi-agent system design, including sophisticated orchestration, coordination, and persistent state management. 
 
Strong command of Agent Communication Protocols (e.g., MCP, A2A) and frameworks for designing distributed agentic workflows. 
 
Expert-level software development skills with a solid foundation in architectural design principles and the creation of scalable, modular systems. 
 
Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture discussions and translate ambitious product goals into robust technical system designs. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

AI/ML Engineer: System RF Data Ecosystem

Do you love taking on big challenges that require exceptionally creative solutions? Do you deeply understand how an incredible camera experience should work? As part of our group, you&rsquo;ll help design the innovative technology that allows each generation of Apple products to produce photos even more incredible than the last. You&rsquo;ll design and develop groundbreaking ideas for everything involved in our camera systems, from sensor to lens. You&rsquo;ll collaborate with teams across Apple to research, design, develop, test, and qualify camera hardware for Apple products. Together, we&rsquo;ll craft a magical photography experience that redefines what millions of customers can expect from their cameras. With the rapid growth of Machine Learning, supported by the fastest mobile chips in the world, cameras can capture photos and videos that are better than ever, surpassing what could be foreseen from hardware improvement, just a few years ago. These new software technologies also provide camera systems with better understanding of the surrounding world, opening a new, widely uncharted, realm of possibilities, for instance different ways to capture, represent or edit memories, or new abilities to create content for applications. 
 
Description 
 
As a team member of an incubation team, you will develop future feature ideas into proofs of concept and prototypes, and then contribute to transform them into products that will surprise and delight millions of customers all over the world. In particular, you'll take on the challenge of applying innovating machine learning solutions to enhance the video experience on our devices, and finding the right trade-off between quality and performance on very power constrained devices. You'll work with hardware and software teams to optimize the end to end data flow, and identify blocks that can be reused and accelerated by hardware customization. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, an excellent problem solver, and a faster learner. You are comfortable working in a dynamic multi-functional environment, quick to establish relationships and comfortable with changes and ambiguities. You will bring software expertise to a highly interdisciplinary team, and work with many dedicated engineers to build high-quality features in Apple products. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Demonstrated ability in taking initiative to solve problems without explicit directions, and delivering results under tight engineering schedules. 
 
Excellent oral and written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions. 
 
Experience in specifying and creating datasets for a particular task. 
 
Self-driven and passionate for camera technologies, as well as prototyping and productization. 
 
Ability to learn quickly and become familiar with multiple technology areas. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
MS degree with 6 years relevant proven experience. 
 
Development experience in image or video processing. 
 
Experience on CV/ML development framework. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Camera Incubation Machine Learning Engineer

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers&rsquo; experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they&rsquo;re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses! Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes-from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone! 
 
Description 
 
Apple&rsquo;s Ads Signals Intelligence team is seeking a hands-on and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to develop the next generation of ML-driven signal platforms that power retrieval, prediction, and relevance across Apple&rsquo;s advertising ecosystem-including the App Store and Apple News. This role focuses on building content understanding systems and large-scale infrastructure capable of delivering near real-time signal updates, enabling smarter, privacy-aware decision-making throughout the ad delivery stack. 
 
This role focuses on developing rich semantic signals from a variety of sources-including queries, creatives, metadata, and user interactions-to support scalable ad retrieval, creative ranking, and marketplace optimization. You'll work at the forefront of LLM fine-tuning, knowledge graph construction, semantic search, and multimodal representation learning to extract structured intelligence from unstructured data. 
 
While ad tech knowledge is a strong bonus, the core of the role is building high-quality, privacy-centric signals that fuel some of Apple&rsquo;s most advanced machine learning systems. 
 
As part of the Ads Signals Intelligence team, you&rsquo;ll be shaping the foundation of Apple&rsquo;s ad ranking and relevance systems through world-class signal understanding. You&rsquo;ll work on problems at the cutting edge of retrieval, multimodal learning, LLMs, and content intelligence-while contributing to Apple&rsquo;s mission to deliver high-performing, privacy-first advertising experiences at scale.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design, implement, and scale ML systems that extract high-value semantic signals from structured and unstructured content 
 
Contribute to retrieval and ranking pipelines using techniques in query understanding, semantic embedding, and dense/sparse indexing 
 
Fine-tune and apply Large Language Models (LLMs) for NLP tasks like content labeling, rewriting, and semantic similarity 
 
Construct and utilize knowledge graphs and entity linking systems for enriching creative and query signals 
 
Work with multimodal data (e.g., combining text, image, and metadata signals) to build robust, cross-domain signal representations 
 
Build core components for a content understanding platform, such as entity extraction, topic modeling, creative summarization, and taxonomy generation 
 
Own experimentation, offline evaluation, and online validation of signal pipelines at massive scale 
 
Collaborate across engineering, infra, and product teams to productionize systems while meeting Apple&rsquo;s high standards for reliability and privacy 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
7+ years of experience in machine learning or applied research, with a focus on retrieval, ranking, NLP, or content understanding 
 
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, NLP, or a related field. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
4+ years of experience in machine learning or applied research, with a focus on retrieval, ranking, NLP, or content understanding 
 
Deep understanding of information retrieval, semantic search, and query-document matching 
 
Strong hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, knowledge graph construction, and entity-centric modeling 
 
Experience working with multimodal models, including text, vision, metadata, or audio-based representations 
 
Proficiency in Python, and experience with one or more of ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow 
 
Background in statistical modeling, optimization, and ML theory 
 
Exposure to ad tech domains such as auction modeling, targeting, attribution, or creative optimization is a plus 
 
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact ML solutions in production environments 
 
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, NLP, or a related field. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Ads Signals Intelligence & Information Retrieval

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers&rsquo; experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they&rsquo;re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. 
 
Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes-from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone. 
 
Description 
 
Apple&rsquo;s Ads Signals Intelligence team is seeking a hands-on and experienced Machine Learning Engineer to develop the next generation of ML-driven signal platforms that power retrieval, prediction, and relevance across Apple&rsquo;s advertising ecosystem-including the App Store and Apple News. 
 
This role focuses on building content understanding systems and large-scale infrastructure capable of delivering near real-time signal updates, enabling smarter, privacy-aware decision-making throughout the ad delivery stack. This role focuses on developing rich semantic signals from a variety of sources-including queries, creatives, metadata, and user interactions-to support scalable ad retrieval, creative ranking, and marketplace optimization. 
 
You'll work at the forefront of LLM fine-tuning, knowledge graph construction, semantic search, and multimodal representation learning to extract structured intelligence from unstructured data. While ad tech knowledge is a strong bonus, the core of the role is building high-quality, privacy-centric signals that fuel some of Apple&rsquo;s most advanced machine learning systems. 
 
As part of the Ads Signals Intelligence team, you&rsquo;ll be shaping the foundation of Apple&rsquo;s ad ranking and relevance systems through world-class signal understanding. You&rsquo;ll work on problems at the cutting edge of retrieval, multimodal learning, LLMs, and content intelligence-while contributing to Apple&rsquo;s mission to deliver high-performing, privacy-first advertising experiences at scale.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design, implement, and scale ML systems that extract high-value semantic signals from structured and unstructured content 
 
Contribute to retrieval and ranking pipelines using techniques in query understanding, semantic embedding, and dense/sparse indexing 
 
Fine-tune and apply Large Language Models (LLMs) for NLP tasks like content labeling, rewriting, and semantic similarity 
 
Construct and utilize knowledge graphs and entity linking systems for enriching creative and query signals 
 
Work with multimodal data (e.g., combining text, image, and metadata signals) to build robust, cross-domain signal representations 
 
Build core components for a content understanding platform, such as entity extraction, topic modeling, creative summarization, and taxonomy generation 
 
Own experimentation, offline evaluation, and online validation of signal pipelines at massive scale 
 
Collaborate across engineering, infra, and product teams to productionize systems while meeting Apple&rsquo;s high standards for reliability and privacy 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
7+ years of experience in machine learning or applied research, with a focus on retrieval, ranking, NLP, or content understanding 
 
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, NLP, or a related field. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
4+ years of experience in machine learning or applied research, with a focus on retrieval, ranking, NLP, or content understanding 
 
Deep understanding of information retrieval, semantic search, and query-document matching 
 
Strong hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, knowledge graph construction, and entity-centric modeling 
 
Experience working with multimodal models, including text, vision, metadata, or audio-based representations 
 
Proficiency in Python, and experience with one or more of ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow 
 
Background in statistical modeling, optimization, and ML theory 
 
Exposure to ad tech domains such as auction modeling, targeting, attribution, or creative optimization is a plus 
 
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-impact ML solutions in production environments 
 
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, NLP, or a related field. 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
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 $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
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. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Ads Signals Intelligence and Information Retrieval

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