Senior Software Framework Engineer - System Intelligent and Machine Learning, ISE

Senior Software Framework Engineer - System Intelligent and Machine Learning, ISE

Cupertino,California,United States

Machine Learning and AI

Are you interested in making an extensive and impactful contribution to Machine Learning at Apple? Our Scene Understanding (SUN) team is hiring a technical lead in ML software engineering.

SUN is comprised of engineers who own a variety of production ML workflows that surprise and delight millions of our customers! Our team contributes to a variety of shipping workflows you may already regularly use, including : Photos Search, Curation, Memories, Intelligent Autocrop, Visual Captioning for Accessibility, Federated Learning on visual content, Real-time Classification & Saliency in Camera, Semantic Segmentation in Camera, and several on-device backbones across the system.

Further, several of our projects are surfaced to third party developers through Vision & CoreML. Shipping APIs include image tagging, image similarity, saliency estimation and prints for transfer learning.

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Description

The Scene Understanding team is looking for a senior software / ML engineer with a proven track record in shipping customer experiences.

You will be interacting very closely with a variety of ML researchers, software engineers, hardware & design teams cross functionally.

Among the most important requirement would be a deep understanding of software fundamentals, and the ability to translate ML algorithms into production quality code.

Solutions developed will leverage multi-modal inputs (visual, range, nlp, audio) with a strong emphasis on visual processing.

The primary responsibilities associated with this position range from algorithm design and implementation, ability to integrate research into production frameworks, and collaborating closely with product teams before and after feature launch.

Minimum Qualifications

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience with demonstrated leadership in framework development
• Proficient in coding in C++ and / or Objective C
• Proven experience with hands-on software engineering fundamentals
• Experience with multiple modalities (image, text, audio, etc)
• Proven prototyping skills
• Understanding of the unique challenges associated to the transition of a prototype into a final product
• Familiar with the challenges of developing algorithms that run efficiently on resource constrained platforms
• Comfortable presenting research to large audiences with the ability to work hands-on in multi-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

Education & Experience

B.S. or M.S in Computer Science or a related field (mathematics, physics or computer engineering); or equivalent experience.

Additional Requirements

• Experience with OS X and iOS development tools and familiarity with GPU programming is desired
• Familiarity with Machine Learning algorithms is a plus
• You have strong analytical and problem solving skills

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 $170,700 and $256,500, 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 Apples 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 Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Youll 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 (https : / / www.

apple.com / careers / us / benefits.html) 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.

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