Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Ads Bidding & Pacing

What you'll do

• Develop and implement advanced machine learning models for ad network optimization.
• Lead the development of budget and bid optimization solutions to enhance campaign performance.
• Conduct large-scale experiments to analyze impacts on advertiser experience and platform quality.
• Collaborate with product management to prioritize innovation in technical domains.
• Design state-of-the-art capabilities that differentiate Apple's advertising products globally.
• Apply research concepts to production code, formulating testable hypotheses for business impact.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of experience in building scalable machine learning and quantitative optimization capabilities.
• Expertise in machine learning, reinforcement learning, control systems, and statistical methods.
• Ability to implement research concepts into production-quality code and define testable hypotheses.
• Deep understanding of design of experiments and online experimentation at scale.
• Strong fluency in Java or Python with experience using Spark, Hadoop, or similar distributed frameworks.
• PhD in a relevant field (Machine Learning, Statistics, etc.) or equivalent industry experience.