Sr. Applied AI Software Engineer- VPG & Siri
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Software and Services

We're building the next generation of improvements in making Apple Intelligence more aware, more personal, and even more deeply integrated with the ecosystem of Apple products that millions of users know and love today. We're enabling our intelligent systems with access to computer vision, additional sensing, and enhanced reasoning capabilities, all while upholding the strong privacy values our users can trust. We're looking for software engineers to build user experiences that will harness cutting-edge sensing and AI technology to bring new and delightful experiences to life.

Description
In this role, you will work across the stack, from low-level system software and frameworks to end-user experiences. Your work will be highly cross-functional, requiring collaboration with design, algorithms, software, services, privacy, security, performance, and hardware teams across Apple to define requirements and build end to end user facing features. You will write software using Swift, evaluate AI/ML algorithms, debug complex cross-device interactions, and contribute to a culture of shipping high-quality production code. You will also need to apply excellent UX intuition to identify and shape feature opportunities, iterate with design, and define technical requirements that drive development.

Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years in software development
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Strong programming skills in any programming language (preferably at least one of Swift, Objective-C, C++) and deep understanding of data structures, memory management, and concurrency
- Systems thinking, including ability to break down ambiguous problems and drive clarity on critical details
- Demonstrated ability to translate user experience design into technical requirements
- Solid cross-functional collaboration and technical communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
- Shipping customer-facing features or products to production at scale
- Developing for Apple platforms using Apple system frameworks like SwiftUI and ARKit
- Building & shipping features using LLMs and/or Machine Learning algorithms, including on-device inference, data-driven validation, requirement definition, and collaboration with algorithm teams
- Processing sensor data (e.g. image/video, audio, motion) and/or developing AR applications
- Developing & validating personalization features, including working with sensitive data such as conversation transcripts or Health data
- Developing under strict privacy and security constraints, including techniques like secure data processing, and/or privacy-by-design principles
- Developing system software or frameworks, including API definition and performance optimization (particularly for resource constrained or real-time systems)

Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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.