Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Role Number: 200687765Team: Machine Learning and AI, Software and ServicesLocation: SeattleWeekly Hours: 40Posted: 2026-10-09SummaryWonder how Apple's Media Products show relevant search results and recommendations across Apple's media offerings - including App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books? Come join us! Design, build, and deploy recommendation models that personalize the App Store for billions of users worldwide! See your work touch the lives of billions of Apple users worldwide.The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Games and Apple Fitness+. And we do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple's high expectations with high performance, to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.Our researchers and engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions powered by machine learning. Thanks to Apple's unique integration of hardware, software, and services, designers, scientists and engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple's privacy policy, one of Apple's core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple's business than ever before, these teams remain small, flexible, and multi-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here.DescriptionWe are looking for an exceptional Machine Learning Engineer to help us design, build, and ship recommendation models that power personalization across the App Store. With your expertise, we want to develop novel solutions to power personalized experiences across the App Store that enrich the lives of our customers. You will have the incredible opportunity to partner with researchers to see cutting-edge AI models deployed reliably at Apple's truly incredible global scale.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's and Master's in a quantitative field, including Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, etc.3+ years of relevant work experience.Hands-on experience with production-level recommender systems.Deep knowledge of recommendation systems, design patterns and tools, with particular depth in deep-learning architectures and multi-task modeling.Proven track record of shipping recommendation models to production at scale, with a strong understanding of the constraints of serving billions of users.Knowledge of modern recommendation architectures across retrieval and ranking, multi-task learning, sequence and transformer-based models, generative recommenders, and multi-objective optimization.Proven grasp of the open-source Python ML/AI tech stack, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, numpy-scipy-pandas.Familiarity with big data technologies and distributed computing (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka).Familiarity with using LLM-powered tools (coding and research assistants) to accelerate day-to-day engineering and research workflows.Strong written & oral communication skills.Preferred QualificationsPhD in a quantitative field, including Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, etc.Pay & BenefitsAt 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 $142,300 and $263,300, 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. 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