Senior Machine Learning Engineer — Machine Learning Innovation
Apple
Full-time
On-site
Cupertino, California, United States
Software Engineer
As a member of our R&D team, you’ll contribute to high-impact projects that advance ML research and directly shape Apple’s future products. You will work across disciplines—from hardware to human interaction—tackling the riskiest problems and transforming bold ideas into reality.
In this role, you will:
*Develop and optimize adaptive ML algorithms that anticipate user needs and adapt to behavior in multi-tenant, multi-owner environments.
*Collaborate with cross-functional partners (hardware, UX, human interaction) to invent and prototype features for entirely new form factors and user experiences.
*Integrate ML models into a complex, multi-sensor, multi-modality product stack.
*Design tools, analytics, and processes to perform deep, hands-on analysis and answer challenging technical questions.
*Drive innovation from incubation to deployment, ensuring ideas make the leap from research into Apple products.
- MS in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of industry experience.
- Solid knowledge of Machine Learning methods, statistical analysis, and reinforcement learning.
- Strong programming skills in C++, Python, and on-device stacks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work independently or in small teams.
- Detail-oriented, with a focus on accuracy and quality.
- Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of experience.
- Expertise in machine learning, automated planning, and decision theory.
- Strong mathematical foundations in algorithms and statistics.
- Proven experience with Generative AI and Large Language Models (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, etc.).
- Prior experience building consumer-facing products is highly valued