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
113 days ago
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TL;DR · Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services

As a Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services within the Machine Learning Platform Technologies organization, you will build frameworks, services, and tools that power large foundation models on servers. You will collaborate with product teams to develop production-grade solutions for real-time model serving, work with the Foundation Model Research team to prototype inference for cutting-edge architectures, and build tools to identify performance bottlenecks across various hardware and use cases. The role involves optimizing massive language, vision, and speech models at scale. Required skills include experience in LLMs, NLP, Information Retrieval, and Statistics, alongside proficiency in Python or Golang. You will utilize technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, PyTorch, TensorFlow, TensorRT-LLM, vLLM, DeepSpeed, and Triton Server to solve complex inference challenges for high-throughput services at supercomputing scale.

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What you'll do

  • Build production-grade solutions to serve large foundation models to millions of customers in real time.
  • Develop inference systems for cutting-edge model architectures in collaboration with the research team.
  • Create tools to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in inference across different hardware types.
  • Optimize large-scale language, vision, and speech models using state-of-the-art technologies.
  • Manage high-throughput services at supercomputing scale to ensure low latency for global users.
  • Develop and maintain scalable systems using modern programming languages like Golang and Python.
  • Deploy and manage machine learning applications on cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes and Docker.

What we're looking for

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

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