Apple
Applied AI Scientist - Multimodal Intelligence
$205K–$325K
Seattle, Washington +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- MS in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or related technical field; preferred: PhD, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Conducts applied research on generative AI and multimodal foundation models, adapting research into robust solutions for Apple products in collaboration with engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Evaluate and adapt emerging research, and conduct applied research experiments.
- Work with engineering teams to turn promising approaches into robust solutions suited to future hardware and product needs.
- Collaborate across Apple to develop multimodal AI product experiences.
What they ask for
- Deep learning experience with demonstrated work in at least one multimodal systems area.
- Proficiency in Python and a modern deep learning framework such as PyTorch or JAX.
- Experience rapidly prototyping, reproducing, and validating research ideas.
- MS in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
Nice to have
- PhD or equivalent practical experience in a related technical field; relevant publications or a strong record applying deep learning to real-world products.
- Experience with foundation models, large-scale data pipelines, production model optimization, agents, or privacy-preserving/on-device machine learning.
Pay
$205,400 and $308,500 USD base salary; $216,200 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Python, PyTorch, JAX
AI focus
Applied research and product development for generative AI and multimodal foundation models, including evaluating and adapting research and moving approaches toward robust deployment.
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