Summary Posted: Jul 29, 2024 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200559789 As part of Apple’s Machine Learning Research organization, we do world-class scientific research and build the technologies that will power future products at Apple. The ML Research Team does world-class research and development across a wide range of domains including understanding and improving ML, addressing bias and fairness in algorithms, privacy and federated learning, embodied and interactive ML systems, computer vision, and more. The techniques and tools we create will impact ML solutions across Apple, which in turn power most of the features we deliver to billions of consumers worldwide. The vast diversity of humans that interact with our technology expect and deserve features that work for them, not just for a select few — ML fairness is how we work to ensure that.
A ML Engineer in this position will work with researchers across Machine Learning Research to build scalable, distributed training and research pipelines as well as implement research ideas into algorithms and conduct experiments. Candidates will need strong communication skills to work with a diverse set of partners and customers to determine the right solutions for the problems. They will learn industry standard and custom tools/infrastructure to build these solutions. This work will directly benefit the researchers across the our team and all of Apple. We are looking for highly motivated, result-oriented engineers with a strong background in system engineering and software development to join our team. In this position, you will help build and deploy software to solve a variety of high-performance computing needs including large distributed ML training and research into large-scale ML training. Description Description We have more ideas than we have people, and it is critical for our team to rally together to grow a shared research agenda. The primary objective of a Research Engineer is to accelerate this shared research agenda. As our organization matures, this shared agenda will build out a set of core competencies and provide a foundation for future research projects. Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications We have more ideas than we have people, and it is critical for our team to rally together to grow a shared research agenda. The primary objective of a Research Engineer is to accelerate this shared research agenda. As our organization matures, this shared agenda will build out a set of core competencies and provide a foundation for future research projects. Expert in Python programming and experience with PyTorch, JAX and/or TensorFlow. Experience with distributed computing Experience maintaining an open-source project Excellent communication skills Experience and passion to circumvent unexpected roadblocks Past research experience is a plus Experience with CUDA programming, and/or High-Performance Computing is a plus Key Qualifications Key Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Develop and maintain machine learning infrastructure for our ongoing efforts. Most importantly, we need to support a wide variety of datasets, develop a scalable and flexible training infrastructure and support new features as they increase in priority during the course of research. Accelerate our research efforts through experimentation and comprehensive evaluation of model performance. Become our resident expert on the machine learning infrastructure at Apple. Investigate and understand various machine learning infrastructures that we may wish to adopt for MLR. Advise teammates within MLR about new technologies both within and external to Apple for performing machine learning research. Education & Experience Education & Experience Additional Requirements Additional Requirements Pay & Benefits Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. More Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
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