AI/ML - R&D Scientist, Machine Translation

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Bash scripting, C++, Deep Learning, JavaScript, Machine learning techniques, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Perl Programming, Python Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

The AI/ML - Machine Translation team is looking for outstanding researchers/scientists to develop the next generation of core MT technology to allow our users to communicate across language barriers.

Key Qualifications

• Expertise in key language technologies including machine translation or natural language processing.
• Proven background in machine learning and deep learning including neural machine translation, sequence-to-sequence models, etc.
• Hands-on experience with deep learning toolkits including Tensorflow, PyTorch, Dynet, etc.
• Ability to formulate a research problem, design, experiment and implement solutions in C/C++/Java, Python/Perl, bash scripting, etc.
• Experience working with standard MT/NLP toolkits preferred, e.g. FairSeq, Marian, Sockeye, OpenNMT, etc.
• Design and deployment of real-world, large-scale, user-facing MT systems preferred
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Description

You will take part in the next revolution of confluence between machine translation and human-computer interaction. Build significant impact in shipping machine translation technology to real-world users. Enable our users to seamlessly communicate without language barriers or access content in a foreign language through intuitive interfaces. Address practical problems related to mainstream adoption of Machine Translation including core technology, learning from user feedback, error recovery and user-interface design. We are looking for people who have a deep real passion for technology and collaborate with a team of researchers, engineers and designers towards making it available in the hands of millions of dedicated customers

Education & Experience

M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Additional Requirements

• Apple's most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees and their families in meaningful ways. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programmes. We're proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, and we also give employees the option to buy Apple stock at a discount — both offer everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company's success. You'll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programmes that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products. Apple benefits programmes vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace.