Software Development Engineering

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Description APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Participated in designing the architecture for next generation of Siri (40%). Performed discussion with cross functional stakeholders to design various aspects of architecture for next generation for Siri that would enable serving requests with low latency and high reliability. Work with Machine Learning teams on the input/output format for Large Language Models used for Siri. Perform experiments with prototype system measuring latency and use them to guide architecture conversations with different teams. Specialized Knowledge Used: Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features and related systems, including Dialog Framework, Siri NLU, and Siri NLG; Apple's proprietary software development engineering methodologies and strategies, including test engineering and ML modeling; Apple's proprietary build & integration systems. Participated in designing and building the debug tooling and evaluation system for next generation of Siri (20%). Worked with cross functional teams on gathering requirements for the tooling. Designed and built tooling that would help both developers and tester to inspect the internal working of the system. Guided other developers with required technical solutions to overcome any issues encountered during building the required tools. Specialized Knowledge Used: Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features and related systems, including Dialog Framework, Siri NLU, and Siri NLG; Apple's proprietary software development engineering methodologies and strategies, including test engineering and ML modeling; Apple's proprietary build & integration systems. Designed and led the implementation of morphological analysis that underpins Siri NLU systems (20%). Performed strategic analysis to identify the areas of improvement targeted specifically for Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features. Evaluated results of the algorithm and model. Measured accuracy and iterating over quality until it reaches production expectations. Integrated the new implementation into specific Apple components. Measured end-to-end run time performance to further improve Apple's proprietary technology. Specialized Knowledge Used: Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features and related systems, including Dialog Framework, Siri NLU, and Siri NLG; Apple's proprietary software development engineering methodologies and strategies, including test engineering and ML modeling; Apple's proprietary build & integration systems. Designed and created Service Provider Interfaces (SPls) for internal library (10%). Assessed the objectives of the SPls. Proposed a design of the SPls, performed strategic analysis on SPI design review feedback, incorporated the feedback, and implemented the SPls. Delivered SPls to the relevant SDKs and wrote detailed documentation on its usage. Specialized Knowledge Used: Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features and related systems, including Dialog Framework, Siri NLU, and Siri NLG; Apple's proprietary software development engineering methodologies and strategies, including test engineering and ML modeling; Apple's proprietary build & integration systems. Participated in software reviews and mentoring peers (10%). Conducted daily software reviews within Apple's proprietary systems and features, including Siri and Search. Provided critical feedback and proposed strategic solutions to peers' development changes. Provided an expert-level support to Apple's cross-functional teams and consumers. Standardized novice solutions. Specialized Knowledge Used: Apple's proprietary Siri and Search features and related systems, including Dialog Framework, Siri NLU, and Siri NLG; Apple's proprietary software development engineering methodologies and strategies, including test engineering and ML modeling; Apple's proprietary build & integration systems. 40 hours/week. At 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 $181,100 - $272,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Pay & Benefits: 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits: Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer and Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Architecting and designing software systems capable of serving high-volume requests with low latency and high reliability. Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) or Natural Language Understanding (NLU) engines into production software pipelines, including defining input/output data schemas. Profiling software runtime performance to measure end-to-end latency, identify bottlenecks, and implement algorithmic optimizations. Designing Service Provider Interfaces (SPIs) or Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for reusable internal libraries and Software Development Kits (SDKs). Designing evaluation frameworks to systematically measure machine learning model accuracy and software quality against production baselines. Conducting technical code reviews to enforce design patterns, code quality standards, and architectural consistency within a software engineering team. Build and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Development infrastructure for the software released as part of Apple operating systems. Preferred Qualifications N/A Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 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