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Machine Learning Engineer, Software QA - Creativity Apps

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$142.3k - $263.3kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

QA-focused ML Engineer role within Apple's Creativity Apps QA team to ensure high-quality iOS/macOS creativity applications. Responsibilities include evaluation strategy, scripting and automation, end-to-end testing, triaging issues, and integrating high-quality ML models into apps through rigorous testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Scripting, parsing data, and working closely with the annotation operations team.
  • Analyzing annotations and test results to ensure end-to-end feature functionality for customers.
  • Developing and implementing workflow projects, regression testing, and bug filing.
  • Collaborating with team members to develop requirements, testing processes, and methodologies.
  • Managing priorities and communicating progress, risk, and status updates.
  • Ability to ramp up quickly on existing and new technologies.

Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of industry experience in quality assurance with a focus on machine learning.
  • Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, supervised and unsupervised modeling techniques.
  • Knowledge of ML mechanics including deep learning, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Swift or comparable languages.
  • Experience preparing and collecting data for evaluation and ensuring data quality.
  • Meticulous, analytical, methodical and creative problem solving with commitment to quality.
  • Prototype and tools development experience.
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to adapt technical content for various audiences.
  • Proficiency in utilizing LLMs and Generative AI frameworks to automate model evaluation, optimize test execution, and improve accuracy and efficiency.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or similar with SQA, ML, and software engineering exposure.
  • Understanding of subjective/objective image and video quality evaluation and color science is a plus.
  • Understanding of SQA methodologies and practices; software engineering experience preferred.
  • iOS and macOS familiarity.

Skills

Required:PythonSwiftMachine LearningSQA methodologiesData preparation for evaluation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Possible discretionary bonuses or commissions
  • Relocation assistance
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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