Apple
AIML - ML Researcher, AFM
$175K–$325K
Cupertino, California +2 · Full-time · Posted Jun 24, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
New York City, New York
Seattle, Washington - Education
- PhD, or equivalent practical experience, in Computer Science, or related technical field.
About the job
Conduct foundation-model and deep-learning research across pre-training, mid-training, reward modeling, and alignment, building models optimized for Apple silicon and integrated Apple experiences.
What you'll do
- Develop foundation models and mid-training approaches that connect general capability with task-specific performance.
- Research reward modeling and reliable alignment, including for agentic settings and action-taking workflows.
- Apply deep learning to real-world areas such as voice interactions, natural language processing, and learning with knowledge.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated deep-learning expertise with relevant publications or a track record applying deep learning to products.
- Proficient programming skills in Python and one of JAX, PyTorch, or Tensorflow.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- PhD, or equivalent practical experience, in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Nice to have
- Code Large language models; experience building end-to-end voice models.
- Experience in speech recognition and generation, reinforcement learning or on-policy distillation, and post-training or mid-training large language models.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary); $175,000 and $308,500 (base salary)
Tools
Python, JAX, PyTorch, Tensorflow
AI focus
Foundation-model research, including pre-training, mid-training, reward modeling, agentic learning, and model alignment; applications include voice and natural language processing.
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