Job Details

AIML - Machine Learning Researcher Engineer- MIND

Seattle, Washington, United States

Machine Learning and AI

Summary

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200578231

The Machine Intelligence, Neural Design (MIND) team is leading Apple-wide innovation
on HW/SW co-design for e?cient inference. We are looking for a highly motivated,
result-oriented team player with strong background in ML/systems and hand-on
experience in software development to join our team. Our mission is to advance the
state-of-art in ML optimization techniques for e?cient inference. Thus, the ideal
candidate for this position is a researcher and engineer who will relentlessly push the
existing boundary with out-of-box thinking, and materialize the idea with the very
details to impact both Apple partners and research communities.

Description

• Research and develop ML optimization techniques for e?cient on-device ML
• Materialize the ideas/concepts and demonstrate the practical value in an
industrial environment
• Work with HW/SW teams to productize the outcome of the work

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of research experience

• Expert in Python/PyTorch programming

• Quality publications in ML optimization (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ACL,

• etc).

• Excellent communication and writing skills

• MS/Ph.D. in CS/CE or related fields

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Large-scale model training/tuning

• Experience with processing multiple modalities (i.e., audio/vision) with

• Foundational Models.

• Experience with backend compilation, HW/SW co-design, and/or performance

• optimization

• Experience with Jax programming

• Understanding ML accelerations and architectures

Pay & 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 $166,600 and $296,300, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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