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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