Senior AI and Machine Learning Engineer, Maps Services Evaluation

About the role

The Maps Evaluation team is looking for a senior AI/ML engineer to help develop the next generation of Maps Evaluation techniques and tools, to evaluate Maps ML-based systems and features. The engineering position is a role suited for candidates who enjoy approaching a variety of problems with small teams to make an outsized impact on Apple products.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-based techniques and tools to bring the quality of Maps ML-based systems to the next level
• Evaluate GenAI based Maps features
• Work closely with PMs, machine learning engineers and scientists, developers, statisticians and other evaluation engineers to improve a core product that touches millions of users worldwide every single day

Ideal candidate background

The ideal candidate will have experience building and evaluating:

• AI agentic systems
• Search and recommendation systems
• NLP systems
• GenAI features

Minimum qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience with at least one major language such as Java or Python
• 7+ years of experience in designing and evaluating search, recommendation systems, or relevant systems
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in training ML models for production
• Master's degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related fields
• Proven record of influencing and partnering with PMs, Software Developers and Machine Learning engineers/scientists

Preferred qualifications

• PhD degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related fields, with good publication record
• Experience in building and evaluating GenAI-based products or features
• Proficiency of using analytical tools (e.g.: Jupyter Notebook) for data analysis and visualization