Senior Software Engineer, Applied ML, Watch Software

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 · Senior Software Engineer, Applied ML, Watch Software

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The Senior Software Engineer, Applied ML - Watch Software joins a multi-disciplinary team focused on creating innovative product features for Apple Watch, home products, and new hardware. This role involves designing, implementing, and shipping ML-powered features on watchOS, such as DoubleTap and AssistiveTouch. You will build Swift frameworks to encapsulate models, interface with sensors, and communicate with UX layers while profiling and optimizing code for specific performance and power constraints. Key responsibilities include building scalable modeling pipelines, performing time series analysis, and developing tools for validating algorithm performance. Required technical skills include expertise in Swift, Python, and numerical processing libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, and pandas. The work involves solving complex human-computer interaction problems by translating research ideas into high-impact, user-facing features through on-device prototyping and full-scale productization.

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Skills

Swift Python Machine Learning watchOS NumPy Matplotlib pandas Time Series Analysis Modeling Pipelines Statistical Analysis

What you'll do

Design, implement, and ship new ML-powered features on watchOS.
Integrate and deploy ML models on-device using Swift frameworks.
Interface ML models with hardware sensors and UX layers.
Profile and optimize code for Apple Watch performance and power constraints.
Build tools and analytics to validate and quantify algorithm performance.
Develop scalable modeling pipelines for data processing, training, and evaluation.
Transition research ideas into high-impact, user-facing product features.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional software development experience.
Expertise using Swift to develop on Apple platforms.
Familiarity with Python and numerical processing libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, and pandas for time series analysis.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work independently or in small teams.
M.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (preferred).
Knowledge of machine learning methods and statistical analysis (preferred).
Experience building scalable modeling pipelines for data processing, training, and evaluation (preferred).