AIML ML Researcher

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
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$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
125 days ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · AIML ML Researcher

AIML - ML Researcher, AFM joins a team building frontier foundation models for Apple silicon. This role involves working across the full training lifecycle, including pre-training and developing mid-training approaches to bridge general capabilities with task-specific performance. You will tackle frontier problems in reward modeling to resist reward hacking, handle sparse and delayed rewards in agentic settings, and align models for creative tasks and action-taking workflows. Key responsibilities include developing end-to-end voice interactions, natural language processing, and combining learning with knowledge. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in deep learning with a publication record or product track record. Required skills include proficiency in Python and toolkits like JAX, PyTorch, or Tensorflow. Preferred experience includes large language models, speech recognition, reinforcement learning, and on-policy distillation.

What you'll do

  • Pre-train foundation models and develop mid-training approaches to bridge general and task-specific capabilities.
  • Optimize foundation models specifically for Apple silicon hardware.
  • Develop reward modeling techniques to resist reward hacking and handle sparse or delayed rewards.
  • Align models for creative tasks and precise, action-taking workflows.
  • Build end-to-end voice interactions and natural language processing systems.
  • Combine deep learning techniques with external knowledge sources.
  • Implement reinforcement learning and on-policy distillation for large language models.
  • Execute post-training and mid-training techniques for large language models.

What we're looking for

  • PhD or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Demonstrated expertise in deep learning with a publication record in relevant conferences or a track record in product application.
  • Proficient programming skills in Python and one deep learning toolkit such as JAX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
  • Experience coding large language models (preferred).
  • Experience in building end-to-end voice models (preferred).
  • Experience in speech recognition and generation (preferred).
  • Experience in reinforcement learning, on-policy distillation, and post-training or mid-training large language models (preferred).

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