AIML - Machine Learning Researcher

As a member of our fast-paced group, you’ll have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products from Apple. We are looking for people with excellent applied machine learning, NLP experience and solid engineering skills in creating outstanding search and NLP services. This role will have the following responsibilities:

• Analyzing search ranking and relevance requirements, issues and opportunities

• Developing, fine-tuning, and evaluating domain specific Large Language Models for various tasks and applications in Apple’s AI powered products

• Conducting applied research to transfer the pioneering research in generative AI to production ready technologies

• Understanding product requirements, translate them into modeling tasks and engineering tasks

• Building machine learned models for search relevance, ranking and query understanding problems

• Integrating search functions into Apple products, such as; Siri, Spotlight, Safari, Messages, Lookup, etc.

• Building end-to-end production system including query understanding and ranking to power search

• Applying Spark, Hadoop MapReduce, Hive, Impala to perform distributed data processing

Excellent data analytical skills

Good interpersonal skills and team player

PhD preferred

Minimum Qualifications

PhD, MS or equivalent experience

Experience in machine learning, deep learning, information retrieval, natural language processing or data mining

Experience of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evaluating, and developing data collection/annotation/management tooling for LLMs.

Proficiency in one of following languages: Python, Go, Java, C++

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 $142,300 and $263,300, 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