Senior Machine Learning Platform Engineer - AI, Search & Knowledge
$212k/y-$318.4k/y
Applea day ago
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Summary
Apple is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Platform Engineer - AI, Search & Knowledge to join their team in Seattle, WA. The role involves building the AI, Search & Knowledge platform that enables teams at Apple to create intelligent experiences across various products.
About the Role
As a Senior Machine Learning Platform Engineer, you will create seamless integrations between the AI, Search & Knowledge platform and diverse ML frameworks like PyTorch and JAX. Your responsibilities include building backend services, designing Python SDKs and APIs, and collaborating with ML engineers to enhance productivity. You will work on model management and serving infrastructure, ensuring a unified experience across platforms while solving complex technical challenges.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend development skills and platform engineering mindset.
- Deep proficiency in Python with proven experience designing SDKs, libraries, and APIs for technical users.
- Experience integrating with complex ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, HuggingFace) and building production-grade backend services (REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, databases).
- Track record of building end-to-end workflows that span multiple systems and teams.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Preferred:
- Experience with model serving systems (vLLM, Ray Serve, TorchServe, TensorRT) or inference optimization.
- Contributions to open-source ML frameworks, tools, or libraries.
- Understanding of distributed training, model parallelism, and large-scale ML workflows.
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, model management, and experiment tracking systems.
Benefits
- Base pay range between $212k and $318.4k, depending on skills and experience.
- Opportunity to participate in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
- Retirement benefits.
- Discounted products and free services.
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
- Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
Apple
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.
Seattle, WA