Apple
Staff Applied Research and ML , Responsible AI and Safety
$205K–$394K
Cupertino, California +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Mar 9, 2026
- Location
- Cupertino, California
Seattle, Washington - Education
- PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related technical field is helpful.
About the job
Researches responsible AI and safety methods for generative AI models and develops safeguards, evaluation tools, and ways to explain model failures.
What you'll do
- Research red-teaming methods for LLMs and diffusion models.
- Develop mitigations and safeguards for safe deployment of LLMs in Apple products.
- Create tools, metrics, datasets, and methods to evaluate safety and interpret model failures across the deployment lifecycle.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated expertise in ML research and/or the ML production deployment lifecycle.
- Deep understanding of LLMs.
- Hands-on experience with deep learning toolkits such as Tensorflow or PyTorch.
- Ability to formulate research problems, design and implement experiments, communicate solutions, and work collaboratively.
Nice to have
- Publication record at relevant conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or EMNLP.
- Experience in Responsible AI and AI Safety.
Pay
$216,200 and $394,000 (base salary); $205,400 and $374,300 (base salary)
Tools
LLM, diffusion models, Tensorflow, PyTorch
AI focus
Research and develop red teaming, safety safeguards, lifecycle evaluation, and failure interpretation for LLMs and diffusion models.
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