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AIML - Sr Instrumentation Platform Engineer, Evaluation joins the AIML Evaluation organization's Instrumentation Platform team to build frameworks and tools for measuring and improving intelligent experiences. This role involves leading the architecture, design, and development of mission-critical platform capabilities that enable engineers to collect structured, schematized data about AI/ML-powered user experiences. You will own the delivery of scalable platform APIs and software frameworks while ensuring privacy-preserving data collection. Key responsibilities include defining software frameworks, driving technical strategy, and collaborating with feature teams to translate business needs into durable systems. The role requires proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or C++, along with deep knowledge of OS internals, concurrency, and memory management. You will solve technical problems related to telemetry, observability, and on-device processing patterns within a complex product ecosystem.
Lead the architecture, design, and development of instrumentation platform capabilities for engineers across Apple.
Define software frameworks for structured, schematized data collection about AI/ML experiences in a privacy-preserving manner.
Translate requirements from product feature teams and data scientists into scalable platform APIs and frameworks.
Drive technical strategy and roadmap decisions in collaboration with engineering leadership.
Establish and uphold software design best practices, API design principles, and code quality standards.
Identify platform gaps and propose improvements to increase developer velocity, system reliability, and data fidelity.
Lead the rollout and adoption of new platform capabilities, including documentation and developer tooling.
What we're looking for
8+ years of experience in platform, systems, or framework software engineering.
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
Strong proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or C++ with deep understanding of OS internals, concurrency, and memory management.
Demonstrated experience designing and shipping developer-facing APIs and software frameworks with a focus on modularity, fault tolerance, and scalability.
Proven ability to operate under ambiguity and make well-reasoned technical decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for varied audiences.
Experience designing systems for resource-constrained environments (preferred).
Experience with telemetry, analytics, observability, or privacy-preserving data collection (preferred).
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