Drimva

Apple

Multimodal AI Applied Scientist, SIML - ISE

$185K–$325K

Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026

Education
PhD or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning.

About the job

Develop and deploy multimodal LLMs that understand scenes and human behavior from visual and audio data, and support human-centric device experiences.

What you'll do

  • Design, train, and deploy large-scale multimodal LLMs across the model lifecycle.
  • Build and demonstrate user experiences using foundation models, and create production-ready ML models and APIs.
  • Collaborate with partner teams to develop and iterate on solutions for production pipelines and training infrastructure.

What they ask for

  • PhD or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field focused on machine learning.
  • Strong research skills with first-author publications in top-tier ML conferences.
  • Expert-level knowledge of state-of-the-art large autoregressive transformer models, multimodal encoders, and representation learning.
  • Experience with multimodal LLMs and strong Python programming skills grounded in software engineering principles.

Nice to have

  • PhD in Machine Learning.
  • Experience deploying innovative ML technologies in production, developing ML for resource-constrained devices, or working with large cross-functional teams.

Pay

$184,700 to $324,800 USD base salary

Tools

Python

AI focus

Develop multimodal LLMs for scene understanding and human-centric interaction, including modeling behaviors and preferences, retrieving insights from historical context, reasoning over streaming data and temporal horizons, and designing memory systems for long-term adaptation.

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First seen Oct 17, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)