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AI Operations, Applied AI Research and Design Developer

Cupertino, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead technical design, validation, and rapid POC execution for hyper-scalable, human-centered AI solutions delivering metadata and high-quality video/audio for Movies, TV, Live Sports, and Apple Originals.

Role type

Senior Applied AI Research and Design Developer

Builds

Rapid proofs-of-concept (POCs), automated workflows, and evaluation frameworks for multimodal AI models.

Domain

Entertainment & Media (Movies, TV, Live Sports) + Generative AI / LLMs

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python (pandas, SQL), LLM API integration (prompting, RAG, tool-using), ML evaluation (precision/recall/F1), experiment design, responsible AI principles, technical documentation, structured data handling.

Preferred skills

Multimodal model development (video/audio), agent frameworks, observability for LLM systems, open-weight model serving, front-end (React/TypeScript) for demos, content operations experience.

Technologies

LLM APIs, Python, pandas, SQL, JSON/XML, React, TypeScript, multimodal models, agent frameworks.

Responsibilities

Partner with product management to assess technical feasibility; curate golden datasets and evals; execute rapid POCs and testing plans; translate POC findings into engineering handoffs; lead post-launch validation against baselines; drive long-term technical strategy via cutting-edge research.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC