Apple
Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Search & Knowledge Platforms
$142K–$278K
Santa Clara, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 23, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Seattle, Washington
About the job
Build scalable generative AI and machine-learning components for Siri knowledge question answering, supporting search features such as Siri and Spotlight.
What you'll do
- Design and develop platform features involving large-scale data management, machine-learning systems over graph data, and knowledge extraction from semi-structured and unstructured feeds.
- Build state-of-the-art generative AI components at scale for Siri question answering.
What they ask for
- Excellent programming skills in mainstream languages such as Python, Scala, and Go.
- Prior experience with machine-learning frameworks such as PyTorch and Tensorflow.
- Working experience with NLP and Large Language Models.
- Experience with large datasets and pipelines, ideally using the Apache software stack (e.g. Spark).
Nice to have
- PhD or graduate degree with research or work experience in a related field.
- Experience in NLP, including RAG-based generative AI and transformer architecture.
Pay
$142,300 and $263,300 (base salary); $150,400 and $277,600 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Scala, Go, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Apache, Spark
AI focus
Develop and scale generative AI and machine-learning systems for knowledge question answering, including NLP, LLMs, and knowledge extraction.
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