Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Responsible AI and Safety

Apple Inc

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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$206,200–$356,400 / yr
Posted
89 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Responsible AI and Safety

The Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Responsible AI and Safety - AIML/SWE leads a team within the Human-Centered Machine Intelligence organization to shape responsible AI for generative features. This leader manages machine learning engineers to drive the end-to-end responsible AI lifecycle, including risk assessment, policy definition, and mitigation strategy development. Daily responsibilities involve providing technical direction for dataset design, overseeing production mitigation architectures, and conducting failure investigations using human and automated feedback. The role requires proficiency in Python, Pandas, and data science libraries to analyze multimodal datasets, Transformers, LLMs, and VLMs. The position addresses the technical challenge of aligning large language and multimodal models with safety policies to minimize unintended consequences across systems and society while improving feature capabilities and user trust.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of machine learning engineers to manage the end-to-end responsible AI lifecycle for generative features.
  • Define robust safety policies and technical directions for dataset design and safety alignment strategies.
  • Oversee the implementation of end-to-end mitigation architectures in production environments.
  • Analyze evaluation results and conduct failure investigations to improve feature safety and user trust.
  • Interpret outputs from human and automated evaluations to inform mitigation improvements and shipping decisions.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to minimize unintended consequences across people, systems, and society.
  • Mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of technical excellence.
  • Provide safety recommendations and technical insights to senior leadership and executive partners.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in machine learning, including generative models, NLP, or Computer Vision.
  • 2+ years of experience directly managing engineering teams.
  • Proficiency in Python and data science libraries with strong skills in data analysis and applied ML workflows.
  • Proven track record of leading technical teams through ambiguity to deliver high-impact results.
  • Experience collecting and analyzing language, vision, or multimodal datasets.
  • Background in failure analysis, quality engineering, or robustness testing for ML-driven systems.
  • Excellent communication skills to translate complex technical insights for cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (preferred).

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