Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

Role Number: 200659417Team: Machine Learning and AILocation: Santa Clara; SeattlePosted: 2026-10-01SummaryDo you want to make Siri and Apple products safer for our users? The Siri and Information Intelligence teamis redefining how hundreds of millions of people use their devices to get information. We are an Applied ML team pushing the limits on realtime augmented information retrieval and generation, information safety and search technologies, while also responsible for a few user facing production services. We are part of a wider effort to power information across a variety of Apple products – including Siri, Spotlight, Safari, Messages, Lookup, and more. We are deeply committed to ensuring that our platform remains a safe, welcoming, and trustworthy environment for everyone.DescriptionWe are looking for a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to join our Search Safety team. In this role, you will build and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models designed to detect, demote, and filter harmful, abusive, or policy-violating content across our search ecosystem. You will work at the intersection of Search, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Image and Trust & Safety, addressing complex challenges like query intent understanding, adversarial evasion, jailbreaking, and multimodal content filtering. If you are passionate about protecting users and building robust ML systems at scale, we want you on our team.Minimum Qualifications3+ years of industry related experience, working in collaborative environmentsExperience with utilizing PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX for training and deploying deep learning modelsUnderstanding product requirements then translating them into modeling tasks and engineering tasksProficient in at least two programing languages such as: Python, Go, Java, C/C++BS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Safety, Computer Vision or related field or equivalent work experiencePreferred QualificationsExperience working on content moderation, spam detection, fraud, or Trust & Safety ML teams.Experience in red-teaming, adversarial training, or robustness evaluation of ML models.Building machine-learned models and integrating safety signals directly into the search ranking and retrieval pipelines, balancing safety constraints with search relevance and user engagement.MS or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Safety, Computer Vision or related fieldor equivalent work experiencePay & 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 $175,000 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. Learn more about Apple BenefitsNote: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.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 $184,700 and $277,600, 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. Learn more about Apple BenefitsNote: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.EEO StatementApple 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicantEEO StatementApple 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicantAccessibilityAt Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplaceLearn about reasonable accommodations for job applicantsAccessibilityAt Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplaceLearn about reasonable accommodations for job applicantsApplication DeadlineApple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.Application DeadlineApple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.