Search Engineer - AI/ML
Apple· AI & Data Platforms (AiDP) / IS&T
Hybrid (Bengaluru)full-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Applied Machine Learning role within Apple’s IS&T organization, focusing on conceptualising, designing, implementing, and running cutting-edge enterprise ML/AI/NLP solutions and reusable platforms. Cross-functional responsibilities with opportunities to work on scalable big-data platforms and generative AI across Apple’s enterprise systems.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualise, design, implement and run cutting edge ML/AI/NLP solutions
- Contribute to building reusable platforms
- Lead and mentor junior team members, provide technical guidance
- Collaborate effectively with multi-functional teams to deliver complex projects
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in ML and data science and learn new tools as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in building and managing big-data platforms
- Programming experience in Java
- Working experience with search and information retrieval (Lucene, Solr, Elasticsearch, Milvus, Vespa)
- Experience scaling distributed ML and AI systems to handle millions of concurrent requests (desirable)
- Experience with ML applications in cross-domain contexts (plus)
- Experience with public cloud (AWS/GCP)
- Good understanding of AI/ML stack – GPUs, MLFlow, LLM models (plus)
- Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL concepts (plus)
- Experience creating frameworks to deploy platforms in AWS/Azure/GCP
- Ability to lead and mentor junior team members and collaborate across teams
- Commitment to staying updated with latest advancements and willingness to learn new tools
Skills
Required:JavaSearch and information retrievalBig-data platformsCloud platformsLeadership / Mentorship
Nice to have:Distributed ML/AI systemsAI/ML stack understandingData modeling / Data warehousing / ETLFramework deployment
Benefits
- Accessibility-focused culture and benefits
- Supportive workplace with emphasis on belonging and inclusion
Last updated Jun 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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