Principal ML Software Engineer, Creativity Apps

The Principal ML Software Engineer, Creativity Apps will be working alongside our world-class creatives, designers, and engineers to help innovate in the creative space in ways that only Apple can

• Work closely in a diverse team including scientists, engineers, and designers to deliver performant, ML-based application features in the area of Computer Vision
• Architect and build efficient on-device execution capabilities for ML-heavy workloads, taking advantage of iOS platform capabilities and underlying hardware architecture
• Collaborate with ML scientists and engineers to implement machine learning algorithms on-device, ensuring parity between on-device inference and training-time evaluation
• Analyze and optimize the performance of machine learning models and systems, working backwards from a deep understanding of product needs
• Formulate concrete requirements from broad feature definitions, drive consensus and scope the required effort for planning
• Mentor engineers and scientists in the team, fostering technical excellence and driving project execution
• Build relationships with partner teams across Apple to explore collaboration opportunities and assess existing solutions for integration

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, and 10+ years of significant iOS development experience
• Strong track record in building both, user-facing apps and system-level components, driving significant product impact
• Strong technical judgment and communication skills to influence leadership in high-impact strategic decisions
• Deep knowledge of the iOS ecosystem, including system frameworks, APIs, daemons and resource management capabilities
• Exceptional experience with Apple’s languages such as Swift and Objective-C, and machine learning development tools such as CoreML
• Experience optimizing models and algorithms to run efficiently on resource constrained platforms
• Excellent understanding of an ML-based product lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to lead and set direction for ML integration across organizational boundaries
• Experience as a technical lead; demonstrating strong communication, collaboration, mentorship and project management skills
• Committed to encouraging an open and inclusive work environment

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
• Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly!