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Machine Learning Research Engineer, SIML - ISE

Apple· SIML (System Intelligence Machine Learning)
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Cupertino, California$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Machine Learning Research Engineer in the SIML organization focusing on multimodal perception and reasoning, integrating vision, language, gesture, gaze, touch, and other modalities. Role centers on vision-language models and fine-tuning/adapting/distilling multimodal LLMs to support Apple Intelligence features across Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development and adaptation of AI/ML models for multimodal perception and reasoning
  • Innovate robust algorithms that integrate visual and language data for comprehensive understanding
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into effective ML solutions
  • Conduct hands-on experimentation, model training, and performance analysis
  • Communicate research outcomes effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing actionable insights
  • Stay current with emerging methods in VLMs, MLLMs, and related areas

Qualifications

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related field — or relevant industry experience
  • Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, or equivalent
  • Practical experience with training and evaluating neural networks
  • Familiarity with multimodal learning, vision-language models, or large language models
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative, product-focused environment
  • Ability to communicate technical results clearly and concisely
  • Proven track record of research contributions demonstrated through publications in top-tier conferences and journals
  • Background in multi-modal reasoning, VLM, and MLLM research with impactful software projects
  • Solid understanding of NLP and computer vision fundamentals

Skills

Required:PythonPyTorchMultimodal learningVision-Language Models (VLMs)Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs)NLP fundamentalsComputer Vision fundamentals

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • tuition reimbursement for related education
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commissions
  • relocation assistance
  • Apple shareholder programs (stock options/RSUs)
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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