Manager, Applied AI Science - GenAI Model Autograding, Evaluation

Apple Inc

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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$206,200–$356,400 / yr
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12 days ago
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TL;DR · Manager, Applied AI Science - GenAI Model Autograding, Evaluation

AIML - Manager, Applied AI Science - GenAI Model Autograding, Evaluation leads a team of applied AI scientists and machine learning engineers within the Evaluation organization. The manager is responsible for setting the technical vision and roadmap for autograder development while building and growing a high-performing team through hiring and talent development. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing state-of-the-art systems to evaluate product quality at scale, developing reliable LLM and VLM-based evaluation systems, and standardizing end-to-end workflows. The role requires expertise in machine learning, model alignment, benchmark creation, rubric design, and human-model alignment. This position addresses the technical challenge of creating trustworthy automated evaluations for internal GenAI products, ensuring that advanced AI/ML techniques are used to provide principled assessments across various features including Search, Siri, and Apple Intelligence capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a high-performing team of applied AI scientists and machine learning engineers.
  • Set the technical vision, roadmap, and methodology for autograder development and evaluation tools.
  • Develop reliable, scalable LLM and VLM-based evaluation systems for product-quality decisions.
  • Standardize and automate end-to-end evaluation workflows to enable scalable production.
  • Translate emerging GenAI research into reliable, production-ready systems and frameworks.
  • Manage the development of rubric design, evaluation set creation, and human-model alignment.
  • Resolve cross-functional dependencies and align diverse stakeholders on technical strategies.

What we're looking for

  • MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field.
  • 1+ years of industry experience building LLM/VLM-based evaluators, autograders, or automated evaluation systems.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning, model alignment, or benchmark creation.
  • Track record of managing teams of 3+ machine learning engineers and/or AI scientists.
  • Deep understanding of GenAI models and evaluation methodologies including rubric design, validation, and human-model alignment.
  • Strong technical judgment and a track record of leading complex, ambiguous AI/ML projects from definition through delivery (preferred).
  • Experience translating emerging GenAI techniques and research into reliable, production-ready systems (preferred).
  • Experience scaling AI/ML solutions into reusable platforms, frameworks, or standardized workflows (preferred).

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