AI/ML - iOS Engineer - Speech Tools, Siri Understanding

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

Play a part in the next revolution in human-computer interaction. Collaborate with software engineers as well as machine learning engineers and scientists in several technical areas spanning the entire range of Siri's capabilities (speech recognition, natural language understanding, dialogue management). Have the opportunity to innovate, create groundbreaking technology, build prototypes of user-facing features and magical experiences, and work with a cross-functional team to ship these magical experiences to millions of users.

Key Qualifications

• Experience with building iOS apps in Swift or Objective-C.
• Experience with scalable web services and client-server communication is preferred.
• Strong object oriented programming skills.
• Solid understanding and experience working on software frameworks and optimizations.
• Passionate about delivering great user experience and have great attention to detail.
• Proven ability to quickly learn and modify large, existing code base.

Description

The Siri Team is looking for someone with a combination of strong programming skills and a creative, user-focused mindset. This role would take Siri to the next level of intelligence and accuracy by creating tools and services to improve the quality of customer features. This involves building iOS apps, system frameworks, and backend web services and pipelines, all together to improve Siri's ability to understand and respond to requests. You should be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with rapidly-changing priorities and technology stacks. A thirst for designing new technology with a user-first mindset is essential.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Create tools and services to help understand how users can better interact with Siri.
• Work with multiple teams across the organization to gain a deep understanding of the Siri architecture.
• Develop systems that are highly reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain.
• Be actively involved in collaborating on product direction, giving feedback in the right way to the team, and bringing new issues up in a safe way for team discussion.

Education & Experience

• S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience