Applied Research Software Engineer

Summary: You are a technical leader with a demonstrated track record of identifying the right problems, taking calculated risks, and shipping at scale. The candidate will be a core contributor on an interdisciplinary team of specialized researchers and engineers focused on emerging technologies. As an Applied Research Software Engineer on this team, you will be responsible for leading end-to-end incubations from early ideation to deployment, applying state-of-the-art ML research, algorithmic innovation, and agentic systems to challenges with both immediate and long-term impact. You bring deep intellectual curiosity, the ability to operate at the frontier of new technologies, and excellent communication skills to align company leaders and cross-functional collaborators alike.

Description: The work is hands-on, highly cross-disciplinary, and central to shaping how Apple’s intelligent systems evolve. You’ll be working on the pipeline between research and product that unlocks the kinds of the delightful user experiences Apple is known for, iteratively crafting ideas that turn science fiction into reality. You care deeply about the process of applied scientific research, enjoy supporting technology investigations, and are comfortable jumping across multiple layers of the productization process when the team calls on you, from prototype through shipping. This is not a typical ML engineering role where you will be responsible for an existing system in a large team: instead, the work is equal parts interdisciplinary pathfinding and helping realize your projects as critical features of Apple’s next-gen products.

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