Senior Robotics AI Engineer

Apple Inc

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
35 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $204k
This role $255k
$142k most similar roles pay here $344k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 1984 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$277,600 across 1590 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Apple Inc

At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Robotics AI Engineer

The Sr. Robotics AI Engineer joins a team focused on semantic and contextual intent understanding to create real-time, interactive experiences. In this role, you will translate natural user intents into robust, adaptive behaviors by building agent harnesses that ground model reasoning in specific contexts. You will work across the full stack of applied machine learning, including prompting, evaluating frontier models, and distilling them into efficient versions for deployment on Apple silicon. Key responsibilities include utilizing multimodal models to process audio, text, and vision data while systematically identifying failures through custom metrics. The role requires expertise in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and inference engines like llama.cpp, vLLM, MLX, or Core ML. You will also utilize coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex to prototype and optimize models for on-device performance.

What you'll do

  • Map user intent into robust, closed-loop plans that adapt and replan based on changing context.
  • Build agent harnesses to ground model reasoning in user context and system capabilities.
  • Utilize multimodal models to interpret user intent across audio, text, and vision inputs.
  • Translate product requirements into metrics to systematically evaluate and improve model performance.
  • Fine-tune and distill frontier models into smaller versions for efficient on-device use.
  • Deploy and optimize models on Apple silicon for real-time, interactive performance.
  • Prototype and assess the latest AI models, tools, and agent harnesses to advance product capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or Machine Learning.
  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field is preferred.
  • Deep understanding of modern machine learning methods and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Experience training and fine-tuning transformer and/or diffusion models.
  • Proficiency using coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex.
  • Experience with model distillation for efficient on-device deployment on Apple silicon.
  • Hands-on experience with inference engines including llama.cpp, vLLM, MLX, or Core ML.
  • Track record of shipping products to users.

More like this

Similar roles

Senior Robotics AI Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 36 days ago $184,700$324,800
Machine Learning Python PyTorch TensorFlow Diffusion Models Core ML MLX llama.cpp vLLM Multimodal Models Claude Code Codex Apple Silicon Agent Harnesses

Senior Robot ML Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 37 days ago $150,400$277,600
Machine Learning LLMs VLMs VLAs Diffusion Models Robot Planning Motion Planning Perception Swift Optimization Graph Search POMDPs

Senior Robot ML Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 34 days ago $150,400$277,600
Machine Learning LLMs VLMs VLAs Diffusion Models Robot Planning Motion Planning Perception Swift Optimization Graph Search POMDPs Software Engineering

Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 52 days ago $184,700$324,800
Swift Python QT iOS XPC RPC AI Machine Learning System Design Software Engineering Hardware Deployment
5+ yrs exp

Senior Principal Robotics Engineer

General Dynamics

North Kingstown, RI 37 days ago
Robotics Automation Mechatronics PLC HMI Programming Simulation Modeling ABB FANUC Universal Robots Visual Basic Ladder Logic 3D Measurement Systems Project Management Manufacturing Welding
5+ yrs exp

Senior AI Engineer

Morgan Stanley

New York, NY 37 days ago $150,000$215,000
LLMs LangChain LangGraph CrewAI AutoGen Python FastAPI Node.js Go AWS Bedrock OpenAI Anthropic Pinecone Weaviate RAG Docker Kubernetes Prompt Engineering
6+ yrs exp