Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, iCloud

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$181,100–$318,400 / yr
Posted
23 days 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 · Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, iCloud

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As a Senior ML Optimization Engineer at Apple’s iCloud services organization, you will join a team dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of cloud infrastructure through advanced analytics and machine learning. Your primary responsibilities include analyzing usage patterns, developing data-driven capacity planning strategies, and solving large-scale optimization problems to ensure scalability while minimizing resource wastage. You will collaborate with engineering teams, data scientists, and finance experts to implement cutting-edge forecasting and optimization techniques that directly impact millions of users globally. The role requires expertise in ML-based modeling, time-series forecasting, and hands-on experience with observability tools for deep service performance insights. Ideal candidates have a strong background in software engineering, classical optimization techniques, and machine learning pipelines, contributing to the sustainability and reliability of one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures.

Skills

Python Java ML-based modeling Time-series forecasting Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Prometheus Grafana CI/CD Docker Terraform SQL NoSQL Classical optimization techniques Capacity planning Service monitoring tools

What you'll do

  • Develop and implement strategies to optimize iCloud services' resource utilization.
  • Formulate and solve complex optimization problems for capacity allocation and workload scheduling.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and finance experts to align cloud sustainability goals.
  • Analyze infrastructure usage patterns to inform data-driven capacity planning decisions.
  • Contribute to the development of sophisticated cost models for efficient resource management.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years experience in large-scale cloud services environments
  • Strong background in software engineering and ML-based modeling for cloud services
  • Expertise in time-series forecasting and data-driven decision making
  • Hands-on experience with platform observability tools for deep service performance insights
  • Experience developing cost models to ensure optimal resource utilization and efficiency
  • Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

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