Machine Learning Engineer, System Experience

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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, System Experience

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As a Machine Learning Engineer on the System Experience team, you will integrate on-device personal search technologies into applications across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms. You will design durable, reusable software architectures, frameworks, and public-facing APIs for third-party developers while incorporating multi-system data streams. Your daily work involves collaborating with machine learning, OS framework, and services teams to optimize system performance and tailor intelligent features for mobile constraints. You must balance system trade-offs and runtime performance to deliver responsive user experiences that uphold on-device privacy standards. Required skills include experience with Swift, Objective-C, and search systems involving indexing and retrieval technologies. You will also apply machine learning principles and large language model fundamentals to build the next generation of agentic search experiences.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 200 postings across 34 companies.

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Skills

Swift Objective-C Machine Learning iOS macOS Search Systems Indexing Retrieval Software Architecture

What you'll do

Integrate on-device personal search technologies into system applications across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms.
Design and build reusable software architectures, frameworks, and developer-facing APIs for long-term scalability.
Optimize machine learning technologies to function effectively within mobile hardware constraints.
Incorporate multi-system data streams into unified search experiences while maintaining on-device privacy.
Profile and balance system trade-offs to ensure responsive runtime performance for users.
Develop public-facing interfaces for third-party developers to interact with system search features.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
4+ years of application development experience with Swift, Objective-C, or an equivalent high-level programming language on iOS or macOS.
Experience developing search systems, including indexing and retrieval technologies.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally and communicating technical concepts to diverse teams.
Experience designing public or system-level APIs and developer frameworks (preferred).
Experience profiling, diagnosing, and optimizing system-level mobile software performance (preferred).
Familiarity with machine learning principles or large language model fundamentals (preferred).