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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
Apple Inc currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 roles with salary data.
As a Software Engineer, Search and RAG Applications, you will join the AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms team to develop best-in-class services for real-time search powering Siri and other Apple products. You will build systems to understand user queries and intents, retrieve and rank documents, and generate experiences while contributing to horizontal efforts in data generation and evaluation. Your daily work involves managing real-time data ingestion pipelines, developing advanced search systems, and building high-performance backend systems using machine learning technology. The role requires proficiency in at least two of C/C++, Go, Python, Java, or Scala, along with experience in Linux/Unix environments. Preferred skills include utilizing PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX for deep learning models, managing RESTful services, and addressing search ranking and relevance requirements to solve complex information retrieval problems across various integrated platforms.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.
Develop and maintain high-performance backend systems for real-time search services.
Design and manage real-time data ingestion pipelines.
Build systems to understand user queries and intents.
Develop machine learning models for search relevance ranking and query understanding.
Implement advanced information retrieval techniques to rank documents and generate experiences.
Contribute to horizontal efforts in data generation and evaluation.
Develop and maintain RESTful services in production environments.
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: 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 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 using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX for training/deploying deep learning models and experience with RESTful services in production environments (preferred).
RAG
Machine Learning
Python
C++
Go
Java
Scala
PyTorch
TensorFlow
JAX
Distributed Systems
RESTful Services
Linux
Unix
Information Retrieval
Deep Learning