Summary
Posted: May 1, 2024
Role Number: 200549834
At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly! The Creativity Apps team needs your help shaping the next generation of creative editing tools by working on pioneering technologies to surprise and delight creative pros and enthusiasts alike. You'll be working with the world-class teams behind Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, iMovie, and GarageBand to create next-generation tools for creators. As a Senior CV & ML Engineer, you will be working alongside our world-class creatives, designers, and engineers to help innovate in the creative space in ways that only Apple can. This is a highly visible, highly impactful opportunity!
Key Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge in theory and practice of computer vision, machine learning and deep learning techniques.
• Experience delivering products in Computer Vision, Computational Photography, Multimodal-LLMs/Foundation models, Generative AI, Machine Learning or related areas.
• Proven track record in training, evaluating, and deploying multimodal large language models / foundational models and/or diffusion models.
• Experience with RLHF based large model training.
• Experience in applying parameter efficient fine-tuning such as p-tuning, adaptors, LoRA, etc. to improve multimodal-LLM reasoning and prediction.
• Experience optimizing models and algorithms that run efficiently on resource constrained platforms is a plus.
• Strong patent and publication record at top conferences is a plus.
• Experience delivering high quality software at scale.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C and one of the deep learning toolkits such as PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow.
• Experience with Core ML, Swift, and iOS/macOS machine learning development is a plus.
• Ability to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with partner teams.
• Committed to encouraging an open and inclusive work environment.

Description
Are you ready to be an early member of a new engineering team? Join us, and you'll build state-of-the-art models and applications, partner with cross-functional teams and deliver end-to-end features to power the next-generation tools for creators. The ideal candidate should have deep experience in computer vision and machine learning, care about long term sustainable software development, and can drive features from concept all the way to delivery. This position requires a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with all levels of the organization.
Education & Experience
PhD in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or related field, and 4 years of significant industry experience delivering products using state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies. Alternatively, an MS degree with a proven track record of comparable industry experience to PhD is acceptable.
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $161,700.00 and $284,900.00, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.