Principal Engineer, Search and AI Infrastructure, Machine Learning Platform & Infrastructure
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Principal Engineer at Apple’s Machine Learning Platform & Infrastructure team, you will lead the development of next-generation AI infrastructure for search and other critical product areas. Your role involves setting technical vision and defining roadmaps for large-scale inference systems that handle both internal workloads and production traffic. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and evolve web-scale search systems, optimize cutting-edge model architectures, and build scalable solutions for millions of users in real-time. The team works on incredibly complex systems handling trillions of records and petabytes of data, requiring expertise in distributed system design, cloud-native architectures like Kubernetes, and deep learning frameworks such as Transformers. You must have extensive experience leading teams and managing large-scale projects, along with a strong background in computer science fundamentals and proven leadership skills to drive operational efficiency and influence executive-level priorities.
Skills
What you'll do
- Set technical vision and roadmap for large-scale inference systems
- Lead evolution of search systems with AI capabilities at scale
- Develop engineering team to deliver high-quality AI infrastructure
- Optimize distributed system design, operation, and efficiency
- Establish partnerships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Influence executive-level decisions on business priorities and focus areas
What we're looking for
- 15+ years of experience in large-scale distributed system design, operation, and optimization
- Over 10 years of leadership experience in managing engineering teams within a large organization
- Strong background in computer science including algorithms, data structures, and system design
- Ability to set technical vision and define roadmap for high-performance inference systems
- Experience in collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders at the executive level
- Proficiency in cloud-native architectures and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
Employer
About Apple Inc
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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