Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML Platform

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
New York City, NY
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$262,500–$394,000 / yr
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1 day ago
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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 Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML Platform

As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML Platform, you will join the ML Platform team to build world-class infrastructure that empowers internal teams to develop and operate innovative machine learning applications at scale. You will design and develop model training and fine-tuning infrastructure while building high-performing systems from the ground up. Your daily work involves creating unified platforms for model training, inference, and agentic AI. The role requires deep expertise in deep learning architectures like Transformers, LLMs, and DNNs, as well as proficiency with TensorFlow and PyTorch. You will apply optimization techniques such as pruning, compression, quantization, and distillation to solve complex ad network challenges. Additionally, you may utilize privacy-preserving techniques like federated learning and differential privacy to deliver on core commitments regarding data privacy in the advertising space.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in New York?

Median $231150 from 51 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop scalable model training and fine-tuning infrastructure for the ML platform.
  • Build high-performing machine learning systems from the ground up to support internal teams.
  • Develop unified platforms for model inference, agentic AI, and associated data services.
  • Implement distributed training at scale using optimization techniques like pruning, compression, and quantization.
  • Create tools and infrastructure that enable rapid development and deployment of ML applications.
  • Architect machine learning products that adhere to strict privacy commitments and standards.
  • Select appropriate technologies and define architectures to solve complex ad network challenges.

What we're looking for

  • Experience building shared ML platforms, frameworks, or services used by multiple teams or organizations.
  • Deep understanding of the ML lifecycle, including training pipelines, evaluation methodologies, and deployment patterns.
  • Deep understanding of deep learning architectures (Transformers, LLMs, DNNs) and training frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Prior experience applying ML at scale in Ads, recommender systems, information retrieval, or related domains.
  • Prior experience in distributed training at scale and optimization techniques such as model pruning, compression, quantization, and distillation.
  • Prior experience building AI/ML tooling for model fine-tuning and training, and infrastructure at scale.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical multi-functional teams.
  • PhD/MS/BS in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of industry experience in building ML systems (preferred).

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