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data engineer

data pipeline engineer

Apple

<div>Apple's Media, Graphics, and Compute Technologies Group (MGC) is looking for a talented and dedicated big data engineer to join our Data Engineering team. The Data Engineering team within the MGC organization plays a critical role in supporting data-driven analytics by providing data collection, warehousing, and analytics at big data scale. Our team provides the infrastructure to power numerous trend and operational dashboards as well as other ad-hoc use cases in support of services like Apple TV, Apple Music, and FaceTime. We are leveraging Generative AI and Machine Learning technologies to provide best-in-class data analytics and monitoring. 
 
This role offers the opportunity to help design, enhance, and develop our very-high-volume processing pipeline. You'll work with talented engineers within our team as well as cross-functional teams in an agile and dynamic environment that values engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation, and you will be a key contributor to our next generation of processing pipeline and data analytics platform. 
 
Description 
 
Our team leverages modern Data Engineering, Generative AI and Machine Learning technologies to deliver actionable insights. You will be: 
 
<ul><li>Collaborating with data scientists across functional teams to define and enhance performance metrics that provide valuable insights for stakeholders</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Building and maintaining:</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Ingestion pipelines for real-time data processing</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Real-time applications driving operational monitoring</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Batch ETL/ELT applications populating our data warehouse</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Applying Generative AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to enhance data analytics capabilities</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Applying Machine Learning technologies for anomaly detection&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Tuning and scaling Apache Kafka producer/consumer, Spark Structured Streaming and Flink applications running in cloud environment</li></ul> 
Managing and monitoring large scale data collection and analytics pipelines at the application level 
 
Performing capacity planning to scale infrastructure and applications running on Kubernetes 
 
Troubleshooting production issues and conducting performance analysis of distributed systems 
 
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and reliability of data pipelines 
 
Keeping up with the latest data engineering trends and applying the corresponding technologies 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Production experience with Apache Kafka, Spark, or Flink 
 
Working knowledge of Trino or similar distributed query engines 
 
Experience building multi-agent AI systems or agentic workflows 
 
Familiarity with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques working in conjunction with LLMs 
 
Experience with creating and consuming Model Context Protocol (MCP) services 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience 
 
Experience in building large scale distributed systems in Java/Python or similar languages 
 
Proficient in SQL 
 
Experience with data warehouse architectures and dimensional modeling 
 
Demonstrated ability to conduct performance analysis and troubleshoot large scale distributed systems 
 
Strong collaboration skills with ability to understand complex architectures and work effectively across teams 
 
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes 
 
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 $126,800 and $220,900, 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.</div>

Data Engineer

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple&rsquo;s long-held passion for combining art and technology. This team powers the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books, operating at massive scale and meeting Apple&rsquo;s high standards for performance and quality to deliver entertainment in over 35 languages across more than 150 countries. 
 
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join Apple Services Engineering (ASE) who brings a deep passion for building large-scale distributed data processing systems, frameworks, and platforms using big data technologies. 
 
Description 
 
As a team member of the ASE Analytics &amp; Data Engineering team, you will have significant responsibility and influence in shaping the team&rsquo;s future direction. This role is inherently cross-functional, and the ideal candidate will work closely across disciplines. We are looking for someone with a strong love for data and the ability to iterate quickly across all stages of the data pipeline lifecycle. 
 
This position involves working on a small, highly collaborative team to develop large-scale data pipelines and analytical solutions using big data technologies. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong engineering and communication skills, along with a belief that data-driven processes lead to exceptional products. You should have a passion for quality and an ability to understand and evolve sophisticated systems. 
 
&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;You will have the opportunity to: 
 
Work with a cross-functional team, collaborating with partners across product, engineering, operations, and business, and closely partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable engineering solutions 
 
Help drive architectural vision to support future growth and opportunities 
 
Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and datasets that power key product features and insights, while protecting user privacy 
 
Own data quality, scalability, and SLAs for assigned datasets and pipelines 
 
Champion technical excellence and cultivate team spirit by contributing to best practices, documentation, shared tools, and solutions to common problems 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with GDPR compliance and best practices for collecting, processing, and sharing data responsibly. 
 
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to listen, influence, and drive solutions cohesively. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. 
 
3+ years of experience building production systems using Java and/or Scala, with strong proficiency in Java and/or Scala for large-scale distributed data processing and familiarity with functional programming paradigms. 
 
Strong computer science fundamentals with proven problem-solving skills. 
 
Deep understanding of distributed batch and streaming data processing systems such as Spark, Flink, and Kafka. 
 
Experience with big data ecosystem technologies such as HDSF, Hadoop, S3, MPP database, Kubernetes and Airflow. 
 
Proven track record of designing, launching, and scaling production-quality data pipelines that power product features. 
 
Strong data intuition, backed by solid SQL and data analysis skills. 
 
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.

Software Engineer, Big Data - Apple Services Engineering

Apple is where individual creativities gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something. 
 
Description 
 
The Siri Quality Engineering team is seeking an Analytics Data Engineer to build a Curated, Accurate, Reliable data lake - a governed lakehouse with point-in-time and near-real-time pipelines, and a clear semantic layer - so teams trust and use data to help drive operational and business decisions. 
 
You will ultimately be part of a collaborative team that's responsible for understanding how well our products work, advocating for critical changes, and representing how they'll be experienced by our customers. We deliver descriptive, diagnostic, prescriptive, and predictive analytics that show what&rsquo;s happening, explain why, recommend what to do, and empower decision making automation. We publish certified metrics and models used in executive-facing reports, raising product quality, accelerating releases, and reducing risk across all Apple platforms and locales. As a member of our passionate group in Siri, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and improve our products to delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Build curated, accurate, and reliable data that powers Siri AI 
 
Design and run our lakehouse so analysts and data scientists can move fast with confidence 
 
Design and evolve the lakehouse (i.e. Apache Iceberg): schemas, partitioning, compaction, and schema evolution 
 
Build batch and streaming pipelines with Python/Spark/PySpark; orchestration with Apache Airflow (or similar) 
 
Ingest from diverse sources; manage metadata, lineage, and the data catalog 
 
Enforce data quality (tests, SLAs, monitors) and reliability (idempotency, replay, backfills) 
 
Optimize cost and performance across storage and compute 
 
Partner with analysts to deliver semantic layers, certified metrics, and feature tables 
 
Document, review, and automate scripts, runbooks, CI/CD, and infra-as-code 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Spark Streaming, Kafka, Flink or similar streaming; near-real-time analytics 
 
Data-quality frameworks and observability 
 
Experience with feature stores and ML data pipelines 
 
BS/MS in an engineering or a related field (or equivalent) 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
5+ years in data engineering; expert SQL and Python knowledge 
 
Deep Spark experience (batch + structured streaming) 
 
Hands-on experience with a modern data lake technology: Iceberg or equivalent of object storage 
 
Proven pipeline orchestration (Airflow or equivalent) and Git-based delivery 
 
Strong data modeling, governance, lineage, and reliability practices 
 
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.

Software Development Engineer - Data, Siri

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

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple&rsquo;s long-held passion for combining art and technology! These are the people who power the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Games, and many others. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple&rsquo;s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. Thanks to Apple&rsquo;s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple&rsquo;s privacy policy, one of Apple&rsquo;s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple&rsquo;s business than ever before, these teams remain small, forward-thinking, and cross-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here. 
 
Description 
 
As a team member of the ASE Data Engineering team, you will have significant responsibility and influence in shaping its future direction. This role is inherently cross-functional and the ideal candidate will work across disciplines. We are looking for someone with a love for data and ability to iterate quickly on all stages of data pipeline. This position involves working on a small team to develop large scale data pipelines and analytical solutions using Big Data technologies. Successful candidates will have strong engineering skills and communication, as well as, a belief that data driven processes lead to phenomenal products. You will need to have a passion for quality and an ability to understand sophisticated systems. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
MS in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ years experience. 
 
Experience leading complex engineering projects from inception to production across organizational boundaries. 
 
Exceptional analytical skills combined with a deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms. 
 
Can see the big picture, set a vision, and grow the team and platform in accordance to that vision. 
 
Excellent communication skills. Can effectively communicate complex ideas and make compelling arguments - guiding the team, partners and leadership. 
 
Deep experience in designing and implementing scalable big data solutions that span multi-functional teams. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
BS in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years experience. 
 
Strong technical knowledge in Java, Scala, SQL. 
 
Multi year experience with Big Data technologies like Spark batch, Spark streaming, Flink and Hadoop ecosystem. 
 
Experience integrating messaging technologies like Kafka. 
 
Effectively collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, collaborators, partners, etc. 
 
Enjoys deep technical and product discussions. Has attention to detail and can context switch across multiple projects. 
 
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.

Data Analytics Engineer - Apple Services Engineering

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering Infrastructure team, which builds and operates the foundational platforms that power data ingestion, transformation, and analytics across the organization. You will design and develop high-performance, reliable, and scalable systems that enable data engineers, analysts, and ML practitioners to move, process, and govern data efficiently and securely. 
 
Description 
 
As a Senior Software Engineer in the Data Engineering Infrastructure team, you will design and build distributed systems and frameworks that automate the lifecycle of data - from ingestion to transformation to serving. You&rsquo;ll work at the intersection of software engineering, distributed data processing, and cloud infrastructure, helping to define the standards, abstractions, and tools that enable our data platform to operate at scale. 
 
You will collaborate closely with teams across data engineering, analytics, ML, and platform engineering to deliver resilient infrastructure components such as data ingestion pipelines, metadata and schema management services, workflow orchestration, and monitoring frameworks. This is a hands-on role where you will influence architecture, write production-grade code, and drive engineering excellence across the data platform.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure and frameworks supporting batch and streaming workloads. 
 
Develop common services for data ingestion, schema evolution, metadata management, and data quality enforcement. 
 
Implement automation for data pipeline deployment, monitoring, and governance. 
 
Collaborate with data engineers and platform teams to define APIs, SDKs, and libraries that make developing data applications simpler and safer. 
 
Improve performance, reliability, and observability of data pipelines and platform components. 
 
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions. 
 
Drive adoption of best practices in distributed systems, storage formats (Parquet, Iceberg), and data access layers. 
 
Contribute to capacity planning, cost optimization, and operational excellence in cloud and on-prem environments. 
 
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the overall technical strategy and roadmap for the data platform. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Deep expertise in optimizing and troubleshooting distributed data frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark internals, Flink stateful streaming, Kafka Connect) 
 
Advanced experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, Dagster), including custom development 
 
Proven track record in performance tuning, cost optimization, and designing comprehensive observability solutions for large-scale cloud data platforms 
 
Familiarity with data security, privacy, and compliance principles within data infrastructure 
 
Experience integrating data platforms with MLOps and machine learning workflows 
 
Active participation or contributions to relevant open-source data technologies or industry communities 
 
Master&rsquo;s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related quantitative field 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years focused on data systems or platform infrastructure 
 
Proven track record of leading design discussions, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-team technical initiatives 
 
Strong programming skills in Java, Python; Scala - nice to have 
 
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating high-performance backend services 
 
Hands-on experience with distributed data frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Kafka 
 
Solid understanding of data modeling, storage formats (Parquet/Avro/ORC), and partitioning strategies 
 
Experience with data governance, cataloging, and schema management systems (e.g., Hive Metastore, Glue, Iceberg, Delta Lake) 
 
Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) 
 
Experience building data infrastructure frameworks, SDKs, or shared libraries used by multiple data teams 
 
Familiarity with CI/CD, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) 
 
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills 
 
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) 
 
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 Software Engineer - Data

Play a role in bringing Apple technology to the world. We are looking for a hardworking, dedicated, and results-oriented Animation Engineer. You would join a team building simulation art assets. Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other&rsquo;s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It&rsquo;s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you&rsquo;ll do more than join something - you&rsquo;ll add something. 
 
Description 
 
As a Senior Simulation Machine Learning Engineer, you will join an innovation-driven team advancing Apple&rsquo;s simulation and synthetic data technology to support a wide range of AI/ML initiatives. You will design, prototype, and productionize systems that generate high-quality 3D scenarios and multi-modal synthetic datasets used throughout Apple&rsquo;s ML ecosystem. 
 
We&rsquo;re looking for an engineer with deep experience, strong ML intuition, and the ability to turn ambitions into robust tools. You should be comfortable exploring new ideas, iterating quickly, and driving solutions from prototype to polished implementation. Collaboration is essential - you will partner closely with engineers, animators, technical artists, and ML researchers across the organization. You will play a key role in shaping Apple&rsquo;s next generation of AI/ML capabilities by defining how simulation data is generated, validated, and delivered at scale.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design and implement systems for generating, varying, and validating 3D simulation scenarios, leveraging generative models, procedural techniques, and diverse data sources to create environments, human animation and behavior, rendering and lighting. 
 
Develop prototypes and production systems that expand our capabilities and scale across teams 
 
Partner with engineers, ML researchers, and content creators to deliver efficient, reliable pipelines. 
 
Develop tools and APIs that enable internal users to easily author, manage, and execute simulations. 
 
Debug and resolve issues across scenario generation, simulation, and data quality. 
 
Identify architectural improvements and drive long-term strategy for scenario generation and simulation-based data pipelines. 
 
Stay current with advances in world models, generative video/3D models, neural rendering, procedural content generation, and simulation technologies. Introduce promising methods into production workflows. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Familiarity with USD format and tools 
 
Experience with neural rendering, 3D generative models, learned simulation techniques. 
 
Experience guiding technical direction, influencing architecture in a software engineering team 
 
Understanding of real-time and offline rendering pipelines. 
 
Experience with animation 
 
Experience with complex industrial or commercial simulation systems or large-scale data generation workflows. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
5+ years of professional experience in ML, simulation, graphics, or related fields. 
 
Strong proficiency in Python and modern machine learning techniques. 
 
Working knowledge of C++ and robust software engineering fundamentals. 
 
Experience with LLMs, VLMs, diffusion models, world models, or similar generative/modeling frameworks. 
 
Experience with 3D data, scene representations, and rendering fundamentals. 
 
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills are key. 
 
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 Simulation Machine Learning Engineer - Special Projects

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