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Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, ASE Efficiency

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 2d ago

About the role

Role within Apple Services Engineering (ASE) focused on ML-driven forecasting, capacity planning, resource optimization, and cost modeling for large-scale cloud services. Combines systems engineering, infrastructure strategy, analytics, machine learning, and large-scale optimization to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness across ASE’s cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize design, deployment, and operation of services across ASE.
  • Collaborate with service owners, infrastructure and SRE teams, capacity planners, data scientists, and finance partners to implement strategies aligned with cloud sustainability and resource utilization principles.
  • Formulate and solve large-scale optimization problems to allocate capacity, schedule workloads, and minimize cost under reliability and latency constraints, and integrate these solutions into reusable software and tooling.
  • Contribute to improving service performance and resource utilization across ASE, influencing unit cost of services and overall customer experience.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant experience in large-scale cloud services or similar environments
  • Strong software engineering background and experience with ML-based modeling, time-series forecasting, and data-driven decision making for cloud services
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively to cross-functional teams
  • Hands-on experience with platform observability tools, enabling deep insights into service performance and helping to drive optimizations
  • Experienced in developing cost models and strategies for software services, ensuring optimal resource utilization and cost-effectiveness
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Skills

Required:Large-scale optimizationML-based modelingTime-series forecastingData-driven decision makingObservability tooling

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Reimbursement for educational expenses (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential and relocation opportunities
  • Employee stock programs including RSUs and discounted stock purchase plan
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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