Senior ML Production Model Automation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
84 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior ML Production Model Automation Engineer

As a Sr. ML Production Model Automation Engineer, Siri Speech, you will join the team developing multimodal models for voice, dictation, and other audio products. You will work within a small group of production automation engineers to transform the operational substrate of foundation model training into a reliable, observable, and self-serve system. Your daily responsibilities include owning the end-to-end model lifecycle, building pipelines for SFT, LoRA adapter training, and reinforcement learning, while designing agent-based automation workflows using LLM-native tooling for evaluation and triage. You will develop shell scripts and CLI commands to manage training jobs across various phases. The role requires proficiency in Python, Bash, and cloud platforms like GCP TPU or AWS GPU clusters. You will also utilize JAX, XLA, and infrastructure-as-code to solve complex problems in model iteration and production rollout.

What you'll do

  • Build and manage end-to-end model pipelines for rapid iteration, staging promotion, and production rollout.
  • Design and operate agent-based automation pipelines where agents handle decision logic at various gates.
  • Develop multi-agent workflows using LLM-native tooling for on-device evaluation and automated root cause analysis.
  • Create shell scripts and CLI commands to convert configurations and datasets into active training jobs.
  • Manage the operational infrastructure for large model training including SFT, LoRA adapter, and RL phases.
  • Build tools that improve developer ergonomics and simplify onboarding for internal engineering teams.
  • Ensure system observability and reliability across distributed training environments and cloud platforms.

What we're looking for

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals with proficiency in Python and Bash.
  • 5+ years of experience in Machine Learning Operations (MLOps).
  • Production experience with cloud ML platforms including GCP TPU, AWS GPU clusters, or Kubernetes-backed training infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with the ML training lifecycle, including data preprocessing, distributed training, and checkpoint formats.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CLI tool design, and developer ergonomics.
  • Hands-on experience with JAX, XLA, or large-model training stacks.
  • Background in MLOps tools such as model registries, feature stores, and experiment trackers.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical discipline.

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