Apple
Principle Research Scientist, Siri Innovation Studio
$205K–$394K
Cupertino, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
Seattle, Washington - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience working within an ML team.
- Education
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field; or equivalent track record of incubating and shipping ML features, platforms, and/or products.
About the job
Leads research and end-to-end incubation of machine-learning technologies and AI experiences for Siri and related speech products, from ideation and prototyping through deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead incubations from ideation and prototyping to deployment, delivering scalable ML technologies.
- Advance applied ML research, modeling approaches, and architectures to support strategic priorities and new product capabilities.
- Mentor teammates and partner across software, hardware, and design to shape product direction and technical strategy.
What they ask for
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field; or equivalent track record of incubating and shipping ML features, platforms, and/or products.
- 5+ years of industry experience working within an ML team.
- Deep understanding of the ML model lifecycle for large-scale systems.
- Demonstrated ML expertise with relevant conference publications and proficiency in modeling toolkits.
Nice to have
- Ability to influence high-level architecture and advocate for research directions with product and executive leadership.
- Experience bringing ML capabilities to production through hardware, software, and design partnerships.
Pay
$216,200 and $394,000 USD (base salary); $205,400 and $374,300 USD (base salary)
Tools
JAX, PyTorch, Tensorflow
AI focus
Applied ML research, modeling, and agentic systems for Siri and speech-related products, including incubating and deploying AI features.
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