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Apple Intelligence Senior Cloud Performance Engineer

Apple· Machine Learning and AI
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Seattle, WA$171.6k - $258.1kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior performance engineer focused on the performance of Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute in the cloud, collaborating across architecture, platform design, SOC, and software teams to define product targets, develop automation, and evaluate performance for Apple Intelligence products.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with architecture, platform design, SOC architects, and software teams to deliver end-to-end performance.
  • Be responsible for the performance of one or more products, specifically Private Cloud Compute running Apple Intelligence in the cloud.
  • Define product performance and power targets with architecture and software teams.
  • Develop automation and infrastructure tools to evaluate the performance of Apple Intelligence products.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience as a Performance Engineer
  • Strong experience in data and AI-related fields (software architecture or AI engineering, software development, data science, data analysis, or data lead roles) with experience across traditional ML systems and GenAI LLMs
  • In-depth professional experience with cloud operations
  • Strong understanding of hardware components and hardware/software interaction
  • Proven understanding of network technologies, protocols and procedures for iOS and macOS
  • Proven track record to own a complete functional area of an application or product
  • Able to work independently and dedicated
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable with troubleshooting/debugging/reproducing issues
  • Scripting and programming skills in C/C++, Python, Swift, SQL, Shell
  • M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
  • Previous experience in performance modeling and debugging of Transformer models, LLM inference and training
  • Ability to implement and coordinate telemetry using monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience with at least one major data analytics platform (Hadoop, Spark, or Snowflake)

Skills

Required:Performance engineeringCloud operationsHardware/software interactionNetworking for iOS/macOSTelemetry/ObservabilitySQL and data analytics platformsProgramming languages

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as eligible
  • relocation assistance as eligible
  • participation in Apple stock programs (RSUs, Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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