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Apple

AIML - Senior ML Research Engineer, AFM Safety

$175K–$325K

Cupertino, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026

Location
Cupertino, California
Seattle, Washington
Education
Preferred: BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Leads research and development of safety methods, training, and evaluations for Apple foundation models, focusing on agentic systems, model character and persona, and multimodal audio and vision safety.

What you'll do

  • Define and deliver foundation-model safety methods, including agentic, persona, and multimodal safety.
  • Research agentic-system risks and develop data, evaluations, and methods for safety alignment and robustness.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to define requirements and ship safety solutions.

What they ask for

  • Strong ML background with hands-on model-training experience and evidence of impact, such as publications.
  • Strong coding skills, including working with messy, real-world codebases.
  • If not already experienced with LLMs, ability to quickly learn skills needed for safety post-training.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills; willingness to work with sensitive content.

Nice to have

  • Direct LLM and post-training experience, including safety alignment; experience in agentic, persona, or multimodal safety.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent experience; organizational skills and experience across large, diverse teams.

Pay

$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary; $175,000 and $308,500 USD base salary

Tools

large language models, audio, vision

AI focus

Research and apply foundation-model safety methods, including agentic safety, safety alignment, robustness, model character and persona, and multimodal safety.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)