Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Proactive - ML Systems Engineering

Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Apple’s products combine the best hardware and incredible software to deliver magical experiences to our customers. The Proactive Intelligence team builds features that anticipate customer’s needs and create personalized experiences by adapting to user behaviors with machine learning running locally on users’ devices. We are seeking exceptional software engineers with a strong machine learning background to join our team where we’re making Apple Intelligence more capable and personalized to surprise and delight our millions of customers on the iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, iPad, and more!

Description

We are seeking passionate, creative, and curious engineers with experience shipping machine learning systems and a proven track record of outstanding software engineering abilities. We need your expertise to invent the future by integrating new features with highly complex systems. You will need to learn and deeply understand the way Apple’s software operates in order to deliver new capabilities and features. The most successful engineers ask questions, are eager to teach and learn together, and share a common belief that that we can surprise and delight our customers with personalized intelligent experiences in all of Apple’s products. Join us to benefit the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world!

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of experience building production machine learning systems
Proficiency in Python programming
Proficiency in at least one compiled language like C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, Go, Java, Kotlin, C#, or Rust

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with ML pipelines and large datasets in production environments
Experience in resource constrained computing (e.g., embedded systems or mobile development)

About this role

Summary

Build and deploy machine learning systems for Apple devices, focusing on personalized experiences.

Job title

Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Proactive - ML Systems Engineering

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

PythonCC++Objective-CSwiftlarge datasetsML pipelines

Preferred skills

ML pipelineslarge datasetsresource constrained computingembedded systemsmobile development

Specializations

machine learningsoftware engineeringML pipelinesmobile development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City