Senior Software Engineer, AI Frameworks

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $219k
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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 · Senior Software Engineer, AI Frameworks

Senior Software Engineer - AI Frameworks joins the ASE Frameworks team to develop reliable, well-tested Java frameworks and reference examples for various engineering teams. The role involves building AI agents and developer tooling to reduce manual toil during framework adoption, while automating large-scale dependency upgrades across hundreds of complex repositories. You will propose and prototype new tooling directions, moving ideas from spikes to roadmap projects. Key responsibilities include ensuring backward compatibility, managing transitive dependencies, and integrating features like logging, statistics collection, and distributed tracing. Required skills include expert knowledge of Java, Maven, Gradle, or Bazel, along with experience in SQL, relational databases, ORM tools, and Kubernetes. The work focuses on creating developer-centric infrastructure to support core services while leveraging machine learning and LLMs for automated code refactoring within a high-performance backend environment.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build AI agents to reduce manual toil during framework adoption across engineering teams.
  • Develop developer tooling to streamline the integration of internal frameworks.
  • Automate large-scale dependency and framework upgrades across hundreds of complex repositories.
  • Propose and prototype new tooling directions from initial spikes to roadmap projects.
  • Build reliable, well-tested, and documented Java frameworks for other engineering teams to use.
  • Implement core service features including logging, statistics collection, and distributed tracing.
  • Manage software lifecycle tasks including version control, code reviews, and testing.
  • Maintain and modernize existing server-side systems and APIs for Apple services.

What we're looking for

  • Strong object-oriented programming experience, primarily in Java.
  • Expert knowledge of Maven and Gradle build tools, as well as other language build systems.
  • Experience with SQL, relational databases, and ORM tooling.
  • Hands-on knowledge of scaling distributed services using Kubernetes and containers.
  • Experience building AI agents for task and software automation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
  • Interest in Machine Learning and LLMs for automated code refactoring (preferred).
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).

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