Apple
Multimodal AI Researcher
$150K–$278K
Sunnyvale, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS; preferred: MS or PhD in a related field.
About the job
Conduct applied research and develop multimodal generative AI models and agents, bringing research through to features in Apple products.
What you'll do
- Research and develop algorithms for multimodal generative AI and agents to meet product needs.
- Collaborate on data requirements, validation strategies, and key performance indicators.
- Work with AI, ML, software, and hardware teams to deliver product features.
What they ask for
- BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
- Experience building models for multimodal perception systems.
- Experience working with LLMs and VLMs.
- Software engineering skills and proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in a related field.
- Experience developing or training foundation models, generative architectures, real-time multimodal models, or speech systems.
Pay
$150,400 to $277,600 USD base salary
Tools
Python, PyTorch, LLMs, VLMs, diffusion, reinforcement learning, flow matching, normalizing flow
AI focus
Applied research on multimodal generative AI, foundation models, real-time sensor inputs, interactive and audio-to-audio systems, and agents; research is developed into product features.
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