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

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

aiml - sr machine learning engineer, responsible ai Jobs in Cupertino

nlp engineer

Apple

Are you interested in building amazing Generative AI experiences that will touch the lives of billions of people by utilizing state-of-the-art NLP and machine learning? Do you enjoy collaboration and team work to accomplish innovative ML driven user experiences? 
 
We are looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about translating expertise in NLP and ML into impactful applications for users. The role allows you to be a highly multi-functional engineer with plenty of opportunities to collaborate cross-functionally and get high visibility for your work. 
 
Our team is responsible for the Research, Development and Deployment of ML/NLP technologies that power Apple Intelligence on device and on private compute cloud. Our team was also responsible for building Generative AI experiences for Writing Tools, Smart Replies, Transformer Models for Keyboard across all Apple Platforms. 
 
Our team has a great mix of talent across NLP, Software Engineering and Machine Learning. We love to share our knowledge within our team, stay abreast of state-of-the-art and deliver outstanding products for our users. We also have a strong culture of multi-functional collaboration across teams at Apple. 
 
Description 
 
As a member of this premier team, you will work on the intersection of NLP, Machine Learning and Software Engineering. 
 
The position requires proven hands-on NLP experience in conjunction with Software Engineering. The role spans the entire gamut of NLP: text processing, empirical experimentation for building state-of-the-art NLP models, productizing Generative AI features for Apple. You will collaborate closely with several engineering teams at Apple that work on machine learning and NLP. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Hands-on experience in using open-source ML toolkits, e.g., PyTorch 
 
Hands-on experience with building NLP/Generative AI applications 
 
Excellent communication and organizational skills 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Experience writing production software (Swift, C/C++, Obj-C, Python) 
 
Good machine learning (ML) fundamentals 
 
B.S, M.S. or PhD in Computer Science 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 $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.

Software Engineer in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML)

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

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! 
 
Apple&rsquo;s Ads team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Machine Learning Engineer to join the Ads Relevance and Quality team. This team is responsible for ensuring high-quality, trustworthy ad experiences by building intelligent systems to evaluate ad relevance, detect low-quality or offensive content, and optimize user satisfaction. 
 
You&rsquo;ll work at the intersection of applied ML, NLP, and content quality-designing models and systems that understand queries, flag inappropriate content, and raise the bar for ad relevance and user trust across billions of queries and impressions. 
 
Description 
 
You&rsquo;ll play a key role in shaping the future of safe, high-quality advertising at Apple. Your work will help ensure that ads remain useful, relevant, and respectful of our users-supporting Apple&rsquo;s values of privacy, trust, and transparency. You&rsquo;ll collaborate with world-class engineers and researchers, apply cutting-edge ML techniques in real-world systems, and have a direct impact on the experience of millions of users every day.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Design and implement machine learning models to evaluate and improve ad relevance, trust, and quality for user queries 
 
Build NLP and multi-modal models that detect offensive, unsafe, or policy-violating content at scale 
 
Develop methods for semantic query understanding, ads understanding, relevance scoring, and keyword-to-ad matching 
 
Collaborate closely with product and policy teams to translate content integrity standards into measurable ML objectives 
 
Work with large-scale, privacy-preserving datasets to discover and operationalize new quality signals 
 
Conduct offline/online experiments to measure impact on user trust and satisfaction across Ads 
 
Partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, product, and moderation teams to deploy models at production scale 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
7+ years of experience applying machine learning at scale in domains such as ad tech, content moderation, search ranking, or recommendation systems 
 
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or a related technical field 
 
Additional experience in Scala or Java 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
4+ years of experience applying machine learning at scale in domains such as ad tech, content moderation, search ranking, or recommendation systems 
 
Strong expertise in natural language processing, including offensive content detection, semantic matching 
 
Experience with Transformer-based architectures (e.g., BERT, DistilBERT) and training pipelines in TensorFlow or PyTorch 
 
Familiarity with fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) for downstream tasks such as classification, content moderation, or semantic relevance 
 
Familiarity with quality and fairness evaluation frameworks (precision, recall, coverage, policy alignment, etc.) 
 
Hands-on experience with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and performance debugging in production 
 
Proficiency in Python and SQL 
 
Strong problem-solving and communication skills with a focus on translating abstract trust/safety goals into deployable solutions 
 
MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or a related technical 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 $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.

Machine Learning Engineer - Ads Relevance & Quality

<div>The Software Localization &amp; Engineering team powers the tooling, features and processes used to create an exceptional localized experience for Apple&rsquo;s international customers. We are responsible for the readiness and high quality of Apple features internationally across all of Apple&rsquo;s products. 
 
We are in search of a creative, motivated, and passionate technical leader who has a robust understanding of large language models (LLMs), generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Translation (MT). An ideal candidate has the ability to lead diverse cross-functional efforts to build the next generation of ML tooling, processes and end-user features for international locales. Strong engineering fundamentals and a passion for this area are required. 
 
Description 
 
As a Machine Learning Engineer in the International Data Engineering team, you will join a phenomenal team of passionate engineers to design, implement and qualify Apple Intelligence features globally across a wide variety of Apple&rsquo;s products. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to help architect the future of localizing and scaling Machine Learning models and datasets. Your duties include: 
 
<ul><li>Actively engaging in all aspects of model development, from ideation, training, experimentation, evaluation to deployment</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Helping define a scalable, data driven quality program to continuously improve ML based products and features globally</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Collaborating with translation, Localization quality, project management and engineering teams to develop and scale the approach with a focus on the end user and the product quality</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Developing and maintaining features, frameworks and tools to help facilitate the software translation process</li></ul> 

Preferred Qualifications 
 
Hands-on experience with handling large datasets and developing data analytics pipelines for natural language based products 
 
Proven ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply cutting-edge research into consumer-oriented products 
 
Proficiency using open-source ML toolkits and frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenNMT) 
 
Experience in software Localization / internationalization 
 
Native-level foreign language skills in reading, writing and speaking 
 
Experience or curiosity in languages and culture, comfortable working cross-functionally and cross-culturally 
 
Published research in the field of Machine Learning or AI 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Experience with Machine Learning (ML), with a particular emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) 
 
Hands-on experience developing end to end machine learning systems: defining and creating metrics and datasets, training models and performing error triaging 
 
Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience with fine-tuning approaches and training models 
 
Strong programming skills in Python or other scripting languages 
 
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.</div>

Machine Learning Engineer, International Data Engineering

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! 
 
You'll have the opportunity to develop models that improve our platform across the board, write production code to generate recommendations, work closely with business partners to help drive the development of new products as well as perform large scale and complex experiments to understand their effects. You'll drive strategic outcomes through substantial innovation in multiple fields by leading the development and application of advanced techniques and algorithms to improve our ad network. 
 
You've, or will develop a deep understanding of the ad network behavior, and will work with product management and business leadership to prioritize an innovation roadmap across multiple technical domains. You'll lead the conception, development, and delivery of state of the art capabilities that differentiate our products and are core to our business. You should have experience developing and implementing machine learning algorithms, ideally within the ads space. You'll have an excellent understanding of scalable architectures and thrive working in Agile environments. The ability to be a good team player under tight deadline constraints is key to success. 
 
Description 
 
Matching at Ads is a critical component of our Ads funnel and responsible for ensuring that we are retrieving relevant and engaging Ads for our users. We are building the next generation of our retrieval systems to sustain the growth of the business for the future. We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer that will develop the algorithms for our retrieval system. 
 
In this role you will drive step-change improvements in our outcomes, impact our platform revenue and quality of our ads, and formulate approaches to greenfield product opportunities. You will own end-to-end the ideation, development, testing and productization of these algorithms. You will work with complex problems in the ads retrieval space, provide solution that adhere to Apple&rsquo;s privacy principles, review and contribute to state of the art in research, work with a variety of cross functional teams to ensure the feasibility and robustness of delivering new capabilities. This role will work closely with organizational partners and be expected to present findings across the organization. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
7+ years of experience building machine learning capabilities across many different product areas at scale. 
 
PhD, or equivalent experience, in NLP, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Model, Reinforcement Learning or related field with experience building production systems or have equivalent experience working with large data science / machine learning projects in industry. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
4+ years of experience building machine learning capabilities across many different product areas at scale. 
 
Proven experience in NLP, information retrieval and search. 
 
Ability to apply and implement research concepts, ultimately in production quality code. 
 
Experience defining clear, testable research hypotheses, including intended impact on the business. 
 
Deep understanding of design of experiments, online experimentation approaches, preferably at scale. 
 
Experience contributing and/or reviewing research for top conferences and publications. 
 
Master's, or equivalent experience, in NLP, Machine Learning, Statistics, Forecasting, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning or related field with experience building production systems or have equivalent experience working with large data science / machine learning projects in industry. 
 
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 $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.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Matching, Apple Ads

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build or service we create, what we deliver is the result of us making each other&rsquo;s ideas stronger. 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. Text generation is a key enabler for accelerated text input and intelligent interaction on Apple platforms. 
 
Our team is working on redefining user interaction with generative models for text generation. If you want to be part of an ambitious, organized and collaborative team that ships user experiences with pioneering ML, partnered with the best UI designs, come join the Input Experience NLP team. Our work has been highlighted in multiple WWDC keynotes including Intelligent Input in 2023, Writing Tools and Smart Reply in 2024! We exemplify Apple&rsquo;s outstanding integration of hardware and software to create seamless input experiences. You will have the opportunity to go from building offline pioneering NLP models to optimization of the models for different hardware backends and user interfaces that make the experience magical. Our vision always includes a deep dedication to strengthening Apple&rsquo;s privacy policy by achieving all of the above on device with powerful Machine Learning. 
 
Description 
 
As a key pillar of Apple Intelligence, input experience will be the main area where you bring impact to billions of users with your Machine Learning expertise, engineering passion, and programming skills. You will work with a hard-working and dedicated set of outstanding ML and software engineers on a wide range of most advanced text generation technologies such as context-augmented text rewriting, safety-controlled text composition, free-form text transformation, personalized smart interactions, etc. Our team has been working in this area for years and own the NLP and ML text input stack for the keyboard input that includes auto correction, predictive typing on all Apple platforms. We also work on full stack ML applied to NLP and expose these key technologies across Apple on device and also to third party applications through the Natural-Language framework. If you want to amplify your strong Machine Learning and NLP skills into user experiences that will reach every person around you, this is the perfect opportunity! 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Familiar with model compression algorithms including quantization, pruning, distillations, and experience optimizing large diffusion models or language models 
 
Experience with hardware architecture, software &amp; hardware co-design 
 
Experience with deploying large ML models in real world products 
 
Actively programming with high-quality codes across complex and large repositories 
 
Familiar with common NLP algorithms and applications, including tokenization, language modeling, text decoding, text classifier etc 
 
Experience of multi-modal modeling, presenting plans, progress, and results or demos regularly and concisely 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Strong machine learning fundamentals 
 
Knowledge of ML techniques such as implementing basic optimizers, applying parameter tuning in model training and evaluation, and reproducing research experiments 
 
Strong programming and communication skills 
 
Ph. D. in CS/EE/Physics/Statistics/etc. (or Masters with 4 years of proven 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 $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.

Machine Learning Research Engineer, Text Generation

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