Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personal Search Intelligence - Proactive

Do you believe that intelligent search can fundamentally change how people interact with their devices? Are you excited by the possibility of helping users effortlessly find and connect with their personal information? Come join the team within Apple's Proactive Organization that is building the next generation of Personal Search Intelligence. ## Description The Personal Search Intelligence team develops and ships privacy-respecting, cutting-edge AI features for Apple Intelligence, delivering exceptional experiences to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We are looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our team and be part of this mission. ## Responsibilities In this role, you will be working on ideating, developing and evaluating privacy preserving machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI algorithms for Apple Intelligence personal search features. Candidates should have a proven track record that demonstrates a deep understanding of AIML technologies, agentic workflow evaluations, a passion for designing and developing high-quality software, strong collaboration, and excellent interpersonal skills. ## Minimum qualifications Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field Strong machine learning and deep learning fundamentals Hands on experience with large language models (LLMs), prompt optimization, and fine tuning of LLMs Hands on experience with automated evaluation frameworks for agentic workflows Strong programming and software engineering experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, C, C++, Swift ## Preferred qualifications Extensive experience with evaluation data and frameworks Extensive experience with personal search Experience with large vision-language and multi-modal foundation models