Machine Learning Infrastructure and Data Engineer

Overview

Machine Learning Infrastructure and Data Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Want to ship amazing experiences in Apple products? Be part of the team in the Video Computer Vision (VCV) organization that focuses on people understanding from real-time video streams and building higher level reasoning algorithms. VCV delivered features such as Face ID, RoomPlan as well as many other computer vision algorithms powering Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, and iPad. We focus on a balance of research and development to deliver Apple quality, pioneering experiences. Come shape Apple products as a driven and dedicated ML Infrastructure and Data Engineer to push the limits of ML algorithms with hands-on work and real world and simulated data, in an innovative team and be part of building the next big thing.

As part of the Human Intelligence team, you will help us create the data and infrastructure ecosystem needed to support our ML development and continuously improve our features. We take full end-to-end ownership of our services and data products, driving them through every stage meticulously, encompassing conception, design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance. As a result, each one of us takes our responsibilities seriously. In this team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on complex problems in close partnership with our ML engineers, data scientists and software integration teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, and 2 years relevant industry experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge in Computer Science.
• Extensive programming experience in Python, Go or Java.
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong understanding of core infrastructure concepts (e.g., compute, networking, storage, containers, Kubernetes).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with machine learning model development lifecycle, including data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Proficiency with cloud computing and distributed data processing infrastructure and tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Ray, Spark, Trino).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and practices.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation).
• Experience building on LLMs or other generative models.
• Ability to drive projects from concept to production, balancing business needs with technical quality and timely delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work both independently and multi-functionally.

Compensation and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

Equal Opportunity

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.