Job Details

Senior AI Agent Engineer

San Diego, California, United States

Machine Learning and AI

Summary

Posted: Sep 03, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200616651-3543

Claris, an Apple company with over 30 years of experience building transformative software, is entering a new era of AI-native development. We are looking for a Senior AI Agent Engineer to own the design and development of scalable backend infrastructure that powers intelligent,
autonomous workflows. In this role, you’ll architect and implement resilient systems that
support multi-agent coordination, context-aware task execution, and seamless integration with
internal and third-party services.

Description

Your leadership will drive the real-time orchestration of agents that interact with data, APIs, and users—unlocking smarter, faster, and more adaptive applications at scale.

Success in this role requires strong programming proficiency, along with deep knowledge of agent architectures, orchestration frameworks, and modern AI toolchains.

Responsibilities

• You’ll play a pivotal role in defining modular agent architectures

• integrating state-of-the-art foundation models (LLMs and beyond)

• embedding advanced AI capabilities deep within the Claris platform

• As a senior engineer, you’ll also champion ethical AI practices—advocating for fairness, transparency, and user trust throughout the system design lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience

• 2-3 years experience with a focus on AI systems or intelligent agents

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

• Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, or Go

• Solid understanding of AI infrastructure, architectures, and tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building agents using Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar agent frameworks

• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud, and container orchestration using Kubernetes

• Experience designing and implementing workflow orchestration and execution systems

• Familiarity with document and graph data storage technologies like MongoDB or KuzuDB

• Understanding of AI memory systems, including contextual embeddings and long-term memory management; bonus for experience with LangMem or LangGraph

• Awareness of ethical AI principles, particularly around user privacy, data security, and responsible model integration

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 $171,600 and $258,100, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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