Summary

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Role Number:200563630

Join us in enabling the next generation of intelligent experiences in Apple's products and services! We seek a talented and motivated engineer to our team in designing and building distributed systems empowering machine learning (ML) engineers for creating the next generation AI features. Your ideas and contributions will help advance machine learning research & development at Apple, and impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide in their daily lives!

Description

As a software engineer on the ML Lifecycle Team, you will design, build and maintain software systems that help ML engineers to conduct research & development productively. You will share support responsibilities since we believe in using our own products, which will help you to understand user needs and to continuously refine our solutions. This role offers a rare opportunity for professional growth through close mentorship from a highly-experienced engineer, providing valuable insights and guidance to support your career development. In addition, this role provides the opportunity to take ownership of a significant part of the system critical to Apple ML research, allowing you to make impactful contributions and shape key aspects of the company's technology. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with various ML groups across the company. This cross-functional experience will broaden your skill set and provide valuable insights, further advancing your career development.

• Bachelor's in computer science, or equivalent industry experience
• Proficient in at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Python) and one system programming language (e.g., Go, C/C++), or a demonstrated ability to learn new languages promptly and independently
• Solid understanding of container and virtualization technologies, Kubernetes
• Strong intuition or experience in best software design practices, high-quality, maintainable code
• Highly motivated and committed to excellence, consistently striving for perfection in their work
• Eager and humble to learn, adaptable and quick to acquire new skills with a collaborative mindset

• Advance degree in Computer Science, preferred but not required
• Experience designing, building, deploying and maintaining distributed systems a major plus
• Experience with Kubernetes Operator design and implementation a major plus
• Experience with public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) a plus
• Experience with the Linux operating system and system administration a plus
• Experience with UI development a plus

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.