AI/ML - Applied Research Engineer, Machine Translation

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, AWS, C++, Effective communication skills, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming

Job Description

Apple's Machine Translation is embedded into several products across the iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS ecosystems: from Translate App that is used to communicate across different languages to system-wide translation that allows you to quickly translate any highlighted text into an ever growing list of languages. Your role will be instrumental in applying and improving data and model training pipelines that allow for rapid expansion into supporting new languages and raising the bar for translation quality in shipped models. You will be part of a motivated and dynamic team that is responsible for managing data acquisition projects, training neural machine translation models, and driving evaluation criteria that help to establish an unprecedented translation quality in all of Apple's MT products.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong programming and software engineering skills (Python, C++, Java, or equivalent)
• Good ML knowledge and modeling expertise in the context of NLP applications such as LLM, MT, ASR etc
• Experience with large scale data processing (Spark, or equivalent), data management and analytics
• Ability to manage complex processes across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and team player
• Motivation to build the best products for Apple's customers

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience in building large scale ML systems is a plus
• Distributed cloud computing experience (GCP, AWS) is a plus

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 $135,400 and $250,600, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.