Machine Learning Engineer, Search & Knowledge Quality

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted
127 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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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 · Machine Learning Engineer, Search & Knowledge Quality

As a Machine Learning Engineer, Search & Knowledge Quality, you will join the Search and Knowledge Quality team to advance state-of-the-art LLM and machine learning techniques. You will have end-to-end ownership of features within the Siri Search system, from initial ideation through production deployment. Your daily responsibilities include designing and implementing machine learning models and RAG based agentic solutions for NLP and multimodal applications while integrating these solutions into existing workflows at scale. To succeed, you must be proficient in Python, C/C++, and GoLand, along with experience using libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, AXLearn, and Scikit-learn. You will solve complex problems regarding query understanding, information retrieval, and response ranking to improve how users interact with devices through enhanced document ranking and high-quality answer generation.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $241750 from 66 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement machine learning models and RAG-based agentic solutions for NLP and multimodal applications.
  • Develop advanced techniques to improve user query understanding, intent recognition, and document ranking.
  • Generate high-quality answers using state-of-the-art LLM and ML technologies.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of features within the Siri Search system from ideation to production deployment.
  • Integrate and manage ML solutions into existing production systems and workflows at scale.
  • Build and maintain machine learning pipelines and CI/CD workflows for large-scale deployments.
  • Conduct experimental research to benchmark and optimize LLM training and evaluation algorithms.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Security, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
  • A Ph.D. in a related field is preferred.
  • At least 3 years of industry-related experience working in collaborative environments.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Python, C/C++, and GoLand.
  • Experience with ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, AXLearn, and Scikit-learn.
  • Experience integrating ML solutions into production systems at scale using CI/CD workflows and ML pipelines.
  • Expertise in state-of-the-art ML methodologies including LLM fine-tuning, neural network optimization, and RL.
  • Strong communication skills to present technical concepts clearly and the ability to solve complex problems independently.

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