Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
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$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
159 days ago
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TL;DR · Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services

The Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services joins the Foundation Model Services team within the Machine Learning Platform Technologies organization. This role involves building production-grade solutions to launch models serving millions of customers in real time and prototyping inference for cutting-edge model architectures alongside the Foundation Model Research team. The engineer will build tools to identify inference bottlenecks across different hardware and use cases. Key responsibilities include optimizing billions of parameter language, vision, and speech models. Required skills include experience with LLMs, NLP, Information Retrieval, Statistics, and high-throughput services at supercomputing scale. Candidates must be proficient in Golang, Python, Kubernetes, and Docker. Preferred technical knowledge includes PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, TensorRT-LLM, vLLM, DeepSpeed, and Nvidia Triton Server.

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What you'll do

  • Build production-grade solutions to serve foundation models to millions of customers in real time.
  • Prototype and develop inference for cutting-edge model architectures with the Foundation Model Research team.
  • Build tools to identify and analyze performance bottlenecks in inference across different hardware and use cases.
  • Optimize billions of parameters for language, vision, and speech models using state-of-the-art technologies.
  • Develop and maintain high-throughput systems using modern languages like Golang and Python.
  • Deploy and manage machine learning applications on cloud platforms using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Implement large-scale inference solutions using frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or TensorRT-LLM.

What we're looking for

  • 5 year+ industry experience in ML technologies including LLMs, Machine Learning, NLP, Information Retrieval, and Statistics.
  • Experience with high throughput services particularly at supercomputing scale.
  • Proficiency in running applications on Cloud (AWS / Azure or equivalent) using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Proficiency in building and maintaining systems written in modern languages such as Golang or Python.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Familiarity with popular ML Frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow (preferred).
  • Familiarity with fundamental Deep Learning architectures such as Transformers and Encoder/Decoder models (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Nvidia TensorRT-LLM, vLLM, DeepSpeed, or Nvidia Triton Server (preferred).

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