Job Details

Role Number: 200602256-3760

Summary

We are hiring an area lead with strong technical background in Image/Video/3D generation and Multimodal Foundation Models. You will play a critical role in driving the technical directions and building multimodal foundation models for image/video/3D generation, editing, animation and many more. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to drive fundamental capabilities, lead teams to work on ambitious projects and collaborate broadly across Apple with world-class engineers and researchers to advance our products and delight millions of users.

Description

We are a fast-paced group focusing on model, data and applied research on vision and multimodal foundation models. We are looking for technical leads and managers who have:

• Strong technical background and hand-on experiences in machine learning, computer vision and foundation models
• 5+ years of experience in managing or tech lead big teams of ML engineers, successfully driving team’s mission, execution and growth
• 5+ years of experience in driving complex projects and shipping products
• Strong communication skills and collaborating with x-functional teams

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to drive roadmaps, propose your own research plan to advance Image/Video/3D generation models and technologies. You’ll provide technical mentorship and guidance to the team and drive execution. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with broader teams across Apple.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD, MS or equivalent experience

• Hands on experience in building Image/Video/3D generation and multimodal foundation models

• 5+ years of experience in managing or leading 20+ engineer teams

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent understanding of an ML-based product lifecycle.

• Hands-on experience in data mining and data curation

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

• Strong experience leading and/or collaborating with a breadth of product areas simultaneously

• Passion for product and user experience

• Hands-on experience delivering large-scale products or platforms, leveraging cross-functional partnerships to drive outcomes across multiple organizations

• Strong experience with systems engineering; in-depth understanding of interdependencies of ML and SW components.

• Strong history of delivering innovation

• Ability to develop a long-term vision and execute strategies at scale while maintaining a grasp of technical details for better decision-making

• Experience with VP-level presentations and reporting