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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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The Software Engineer, Search and RAG Applications joins the AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms team to develop a best-in-class service for real-time search powering Siri and other Apple search products. You will build systems to understand user queries and intents, retrieve and rank documents, and generate experiences. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and managing real-time data ingestion pipelines, developing advanced search systems, and contributing to horizontal efforts in data generation and evaluation. You will utilize distributed systems, high-performance server software on Linux/Unix, and languages including C/C++, Go, Python, Java, or Scala. The role involves building machine-learned models for search relevance ranking and query understanding using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX. This work solves technical problems in intelligent information retrieval across various products like Spotlight and Safari.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 409 postings across 38 companies.
Design and build systems to understand user queries and intents.
Develop and manage real-time data ingestion pipelines.
Build and deploy machine learning models for search relevance ranking.
Develop high-performance backend systems for real-time search services.
Retrieve and rank documents to generate search experiences.
Contribute to horizontal efforts in data generation and evaluation.
Write high-performance server software on Linux/Unix environments.
Analyze search ranking and relevance requirements to identify opportunities.
What we're looking for
2+ years of industry-related experience working in collaborative environments.
Experience writing high-performance server software on Linux/Unix.
Proficiency in at least two of the following languages: C/C++, Go, Python, Java, or Scala.
BS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
Experience with real-time ingestion pipelines (preferred).
Experience analyzing search ranking and relevance requirements, issues, and opportunities (preferred).
Experience building machine-learned models for search relevance ranking, query understanding, and questioning (preferred).
Experience utilizing PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX for training and deploying deep learning models (preferred).
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Scala
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Information Retrieval
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