AIML - Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Search Language Understanding - Siri & Information Intell[...]

We are looking for a senior engineer with a passion for using machine learning to create intelligent search applications. Our team researches new machine learning algorithms, models, and techniques that will power amazing search experiences across Apple products. We are looking for a new ambitious team leader to join our ML group. This role will have the opportunity to initiate and lead exciting projects to further the state of language understanding at Apple and use data science, machine learning, and analytical skills to solve challenging technical problems and ship novel products that will delight millions of people.

Description

This role will have the opportunity to design and evaluate new algorithms, models, and methods that will impact Apple and the broad ML community. Role responsibilities include:

1. Researching, proposing, and leading innovative language modeling techniques to further language understanding capabilities at Apple.
2. Building novel applications of LLMs to various search problems.
3. Developing a long-term technical vision; proposing a roadmap for the team setting clear objectives.
4. Analyzing the loss patterns in the current search and assistant stack and coming up with new ideas, algorithms, and techniques to resolve those losses with the goal of improving the top-line product metrics.
5. Collaborating with various product collaborators across the company and partnering with them to apply language understanding models to new product areas and use cases.
6. Working on continuously improving the metrics and performance of models the team has launched in production by leveraging state-of-the-art ML techniques.

Key Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Search, Machine Learning, NLP, Large Language Models, and applying these techniques at scale.
• Strong software engineering skills in a mainstream programming language, such as Python, Go, C/C++.
• Familiarity with NLP/ML tools and packages like Jax, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.
• Practical experience building production-quality applications related to natural language processing and machine learning.
• In-depth knowledge of machine learning algorithms and ability to apply them in data-driven natural language processing systems.
• Ability to quickly prototype ideas/solutions, perform critical analysis, and use creative approaches for solving complex problems.
• Ability to collaborate closely with multi-functional teams.
• Clear oral and written communication skills.

Education & Experience

PhD/Masters in Machine Learning or a related field with a strong academic track record.

Additional Requirements

• Experience working in a complex organization with multiple collaborators, strong track record in scaling and launching projects in this setting.

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