Software Engineer, Evaluation

Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Do you want to make Siri and Apple Intelligence features smarter for our users? Contribute to the next revolution in AI and Machine Learning. We're a dynamic team seeking engineers who are enthusiastic about influencing the future of Apple Intelligence.

Description

As a Software Engineer in AIML Evaluation, you will:

- Work closely with product managers, backend engineers, data scientists and other stakeholders to improve the overall quality and user experience of numerous Apple products.
- Design and develop evaluation system and framework to enhance the quality of Apple Intelligence, ensuring our AI/ML models meet the highest standards.
- Tuning evaluation infrastructure, tightening operational controls, improving auditability and debug trails, and scaling the workflows .
- You’ll play a pivotal role in developing Apple Intelligence, driving the next generation of groundbreaking products across all Apple platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Ability to tackle complex challenges, think critically, and deliver innovative solutions.
Fluent use of AI-assisted development tools (coding agents, code review assistants, etc.) to work effectively at scale
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems (load balancing, active-active topologies, capacity planning, throughput-bound services)
Experience with frontend web development (React and modern JavaScript frameworks)
Experience with RESTful API design, SQL and NoSQL databases
BS, MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree with applicable experience

Preferred Qualifications

Eager to explore and apply cutting-edge tech solutions.
Experience working on large, cross-functional, and multi-team projects.
Proven ability to operate independently on ambiguous, open-ended problems where the right answer is not obvious.
Striving to elevate every aspect of the user experience.

About this role

Summary

Develop evaluation systems and frameworks to improve Apple AI/ML model quality.

Job title

Software Engineer, Evaluation

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Must be in Cupertino, remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

software engineeringdistributed systemsAPI designSQLNoSQLweb development

Preferred skills

cutting-edge techlarge projectsindependent problem-solvinguser experience

Specializations

AImachine learningdistributed systemsAPI designweb development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City