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Machine Learning Engineer, System Experience - Proactive

Apple· Machine Learning and AI
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Hybrid (Cupertino, California), Hybrid (Seattle, Washington)$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Machine Learning Engineer on the System Experience team at Apple, focusing on integrating on-device personal search technologies into applications across Apple platforms, designing reusable architectures and developer-facing APIs, and collaborating cross-functionally to balance advanced intelligence with on-device user privacy.

Responsibilities

  • Integrate on-device personal search technologies with system applications across iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms.
  • Design and build reusable software architectures, frameworks, and developer-facing APIs built for long-term scalability.
  • Partner with cross-functional machine learning, OS framework, and services teams to adapt and optimize technologies for mobile constraints.
  • Incorporate multi-system data streams into unified search experiences while safeguarding user privacy on-device.
  • Balance system trade-offs, profiling, and runtime performance to deliver responsive user experiences.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years of application development experience with Swift, Objective-C, or an equivalent high-level programming language on iOS or macOS.
  • Experience developing search systems, including indexing and retrieval technologies.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally and communicating technical concepts to diverse teams.
  • Experience designing public or system-level APIs and developer frameworks.
  • Experience profiling, diagnosing, and optimizing system-level mobile software performance.
  • Familiarity with machine learning principles or large language model fundamentals.

Skills

Required:SwiftObjective-CSearch systemsAPI designPerformance optimization
Nice to have:Machine learning principles

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Tuition reimbursement for education related to advancing your career at Apple
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (potential)
  • Relocation support (potential)
  • Employee stock purchase plan and discretionary stock benefits
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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