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Machine Learning System Software Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Sunnyvale, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Machine Learning System Software Engineer on the Apple Neural Engine (ANE) team at Apple, focusing on high-performance, low-power AI solutions across devices. Role involves designing runtimes, APIs, and system software that enable on-device model loading, compilation, scheduling, and execution, with opportunities for technical leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement API's for Apple's Neural Engine - defining how clients load, compile, schedule and execute models on device
  • Architect APIs which provide client control of model lifecycle management, memory allocation strategies, multi-model scheduling, and concurrent execution — ensuring the runtime scales with new hardware capabilities
  • Collaborate deeply with driver, firmware and compiler teams to co-design the runtime-to-silicon interface, ensuring new hardware features are exposed with correct abstractions
  • Profile and optimize end-to-end inference paths, identifying bottlenecks in scheduling, compilation, and inference execution
  • Support clients in adopting APIs and ensuring efficient integration

Qualifications

  • BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
  • Experience defining interfaces that are used by other teams or external developers, with attention to lifecycle, error handling, and forward compatibility
  • Deep proficiency in C and C++ in large, production system software
  • Understanding of runtime systems: process/thread models, memory management, IPC/RPC, and resource lifecycle
  • Understanding of software-hardware interfaces: registers, DMA, command queues, or similar accelerator interaction patterns
  • Experience shipping production system software

Skills

Required:API design for ML runtimesC and C++Runtime systemsSoftware-hardware interfacesML runtimes / inference engines
Nice to have:Swift/Rust familiarityML model compilation pipelines

Benefits

  • Apple benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • Discretionary employee stock programs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Potential for discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
Last updated Aug 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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