Apple
Sr. Robotics AI Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science or Machine Learning
About the job
Develops real-time AI experiences that translate user intent into adaptive behaviors, from model experimentation and fine-tuning through deployment on Apple silicon.
What you'll do
- Build closed-loop plans and agent harnesses that ground model reasoning in user context and system capabilities.
- Evaluate, fine-tune, and distill multimodal and frontier models for efficient on-device use.
- Deploy and optimize models on Apple silicon for real-time interactive performance.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Science or Machine Learning
- Strong background in and deep understanding of modern machine learning methods
- Experience training or fine-tuning transformer and/or diffusion models
- Proficiency using coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex
Nice to have
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Experience with on-device model deployment, inference engines, agent harnesses, product shipping, Python, or ML frameworks
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Claude Code, Codex, llama.cpp, vLLM, MLX, Core ML, Python, PyTorch
AI focus
Applies frontier reasoning and multimodal models to understand user intent, create adaptive plans, evaluate and improve models, distill models for on-device use, and deploy them on Apple silicon.
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