Staff Research Scientist

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$205,400–$308,500 / yr
Posted
27 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $257k
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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $198,750–$256,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $257k versus about $228k for comparable roles.

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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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TL;DR · Staff Research Scientist

Staff Research Scientist, Siri Innovation Studio joins the Siri organization to develop next-generation AI features including personal context understanding and on-screen awareness. This role involves leading end-to-end incubations from early ideation and prototyping to full deployment of agentic systems and advanced ML modeling architectures. The successful candidate will drive research and development to unlock new capabilities for Siri and speech-related products like Dictation while partnering with software, hardware, and design teams to shape technical strategy. Required expertise includes a deep understanding of the ML model lifecycle for large-scale systems and proficiency in toolkits such as JAX, PyTorch, and TensorFlow. The role focuses on solving complex problems at the frontier of applied research, specifically aiming to deliver reliable, high-impact user experiences across various operating systems while contributing to the broader academic community through potential publications.

What does a Research Scientist earn?

Median $216250 from 42 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end incubations from initial ideation and prototyping through to final deployment.
  • Drive advances in applied ML research and development to address strategic company priorities.
  • Develop novel ML modeling approaches and architectures to unlock new product capabilities.
  • Partner with software, hardware, and design teams to shape product direction and technical strategy.
  • Deliver scalable machine learning technologies that improve user experience across multiple platforms.
  • Translate complex technical work into clear communication for executive leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Publish research findings and engage with the broader academic community when breakthroughs occur.

What we're looking for

  • MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (or equivalent track record of shipping ML products).
  • 5+ years of industry experience working within an ML team.
  • Deep understanding of the ML model lifecycle for large-scale systems.
  • Demonstrated expertise in ML with a publication record in relevant conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, or others.
  • Proficiency in modeling skills and deep familiarity with toolkits such as JAX, PyTorch, and/or TensorFlow.
  • Ability to influence high-level architecture decisions and advocate for novel research directions (preferred).
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to translate complex technical work for a broad audience (preferred).
  • Experience working across hardware, software, and design partnerships to bring ML capabilities to production (preferred).

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