Senior Backend Platform Software Engineer - Special Projects

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

As an engineer in the Special Projects group, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovation-focused organization within Apple that is building tooling for model evaluation. These platforms serve the integrations between robotics, generative AI, and data analysis. You will be able to work on highly ambitious, high-reward, and impactful projects in the early stages of development. This team has a strong focus on building useful tooling and shipping innovative user experiences for our cross-functional partners. Our ideal team member is fearless when it comes to trying new things and is willing to iterate on ideas. We value team members who can quickly prototype, iterating all the way to high-quality implementations. Moreover, we value team members who can collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across the organization.

Requirements

• Strong Python development experience.
• Strong experience with infra, cloud-native platform engineering, and Kubernetes deployment.
• Experience with relational database systems.
• Experience with large-scale web development.
• Passion for software system architecture, API design, and developer experience.
• Industry experience bringing AI systems from advanced research to production.
• Excellent team collaboration skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with React.js and web UI frameworks is a plus.
• Experience with ML systems and model evaluation is a plus.
• Experience with robotics, embodied AI, or LLMs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Building tooling for model evaluation.
• Developing platforms that serve integrations between robotics, generative AI, and data analysis.
• Working on ambitious, high-reward, and impactful projects in the early stages of development.
• Building useful tooling and shipping innovative user experiences for cross-functional partners.
• Quickly prototyping and iterating on ideas to high-quality implementations.
• Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams across the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree