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Applied Research Engineer/Scientist

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Cupertino, CAJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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Job overview

The Applied Research Engineer will work on Apple’s Siri organization team, advancing self-improving systems, agentic memory, and personalized autonomous multi-agent systems. The role focuses on intelligent architectures that learn continuously, reason over persistent memory, and coordinate across agents, translating frontier research into scalable product experiences. The work applies advanced machine learning to user experiences across Apple’s product ecosystem.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Machine LearningProgrammingTransformer ModelsTechnical CommunicationMachine Learning PrototypingLarge Language ModelsMultimodal Foundation ModelsPretrainingFine-TuningPerformance OptimizationAI ReasoningTask ExecutionCreativityCuriosityResearch ImplementationCollaboration

Qualifications

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Related Field or Equivalent ExperienceMachine Learning Development ExperienceMachine Learning Prototyping Experience

Full job description

Role Number: 200691389-0836

Summary

Join the team redefining what a deeply personal and integrated assistant can be.

As part of the Siri organization, you will help shape one of the world's most widely used AI assistants, powered by our next-generation of Apple Intelligence, with capabilities like personal context understanding and on-screen awareness, built with privacy from the ground up. Your work will have direct, meaningful impact for users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS. This is a rare opportunity to build at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and human-centered design, shipping technology that is centered around users and their needs.

At Apple, we don’t just build products; we create experiences that enrich the lives of billions. You have the unique opportunity to seamlessly integrate foundational AI research with world-class hardware and software, bringing cutting-edge technology to billions of users. Your work will have a far-reaching impact, setting precedents for how autonomous, deeply personalized AI technologies enrich lives across our entire product ecosystem.

Description

We are seeking an Applied Research Engineer to work on a core team with breakthrough innovation across self-improving systems, agentic memory, and deeply personalized autonomous multi-agent systems. You will help shape next-generation intelligent architectures that learn continuously, retain and reason over persistent memory, coordinate across agents, and translate frontier research into scalable product experiences. This unique opportunity places you at the forefront of innovation, working on projects that redefine user experiences through advanced machine learning.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related technical field; or equivalent practical experience

  • Experience with machine learning through hands-on work in product development, prototyping, or research environments

  • Strong programming skills with experience in machine learning development

  • Understanding of transformer-based models

  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to team members

  • Experience with prototyping in ML/AI contexts

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and multi-modal foundation models

  • Experience with pre-training, fine-tuning, or performance optimization

  • Familiarity with AI systems capable of reasoning and task execution

  • Creativity and curiosity about applying AI capabilities to product experiences

  • Ability to implement research innovations into practical applications

  • Good collaborative skills and effective communication

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,177 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$175–260K/yr1,368 salary ranges
  • California median$48–78/hr32 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,841 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs in California and 6,177 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Machine Learning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (5,014 postings).
Education
2,491 of the 6,177 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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