Applied AI Engineer
Core
Build AI-native platforms and data systems that accelerate how Apple ships next-generation devices by connecting AI to deep organizational context.
Role type
Senior IC Applied AI Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure)
Builds
AI-powered platforms, data infrastructure, and agentic pipelines for internal engineering workflows
Domain
Consumer electronics (Apple devices) + AI/ML infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Swift/TypeScript, backend services, AI/agent frameworks, software architecture, RAG/vector search, evaluation pipelines
Preferred skills
macOS/iOS client apps, workflow orchestration, data modeling, LLM tool-use integrations, vector databases, cloud AI services, open-source contributions
Technologies
Pinecone, Chroma, pgvector, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI
Responsibilities
Design data infrastructure integrating diverse knowledge sources with access controls; Create reproducible analysis workflows with provenance tracking; Develop agentic pipelines automating multi-step research; Build infrastructure for continuous automated intelligence; Design collaboration systems for cross-functional teams; Partner with algorithm teams to deliver tooling for iPhone, Apple Watch, and future products
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC