Engineering Manager, Model & Algorithm Evaluation & Quality, Sensing & Connectivity

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
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$206,200–$356,400 / yr
Posted
4 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 · Engineering Manager, Model & Algorithm Evaluation & Quality, Sensing & Connectivity

The Engineering Manager, Model & Algorithm Evaluation & Quality, Sensing & Connectivity leads a team within the Sensing and Connectivity - Location Context group. This role involves managing engineers who evaluate algorithms and AI models for location context features across iOS and watchOS. You will own the model evaluation strategy, including benchmarks, evaluation protocols, and validation of training data, features, and labels. Responsibilities include building automation, continuous integration, analytics, and monitoring systems to measure performance and system memory usage. You will utilize skills in AI/ML model evaluation, statistical analysis, and GenAI-assisted workflows to handle probabilistic, on-device models. The work focuses on deriving personalized insights from multimodal sensing and foundation models to solve complex problems regarding human health and behavior for Maps and Fitness applications.

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What you'll do

  • Own the model evaluation strategy including benchmarks, evaluation protocols, and validation of training data and labels.
  • Set the technical direction for model assessment and turn output analysis into prioritized algorithm improvements.
  • Lead the development of automation, continuous integration, analytics, and monitoring systems to qualify features.
  • Identify project success KPIs and build dashboards to represent results to engineering and executive audiences.
  • Drive bug resolution across the broader software engineering organization and negotiate with partner teams to maintain quality.
  • Manage the end-to-end quality of location intelligence features across various operating systems like iOS and watchOS.
  • Hire, coach, and mentor engineers to build a high-performing team and create meaningful career growth.

What we're looking for

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • 2+ years of experience leading and managing an engineering team.
  • Experience evaluating AI/ML models, including crafting benchmarks, evaluation protocols, and performing statistical analysis.
  • Proficiency in designing AI-assisted workflows using GenAI to automate testing, debugging, and metrics analysis.
  • Hands-on engineering background with enough software development experience to set technical direction (preferred).
  • Experience evaluating foundation models or LLMs, such as building eval harnesses or LLM-as-judge pipelines (preferred).
  • Experience with sensor, time-series, or on-device ML models and their data pipelines (preferred).

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