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Location Context Software Development Engineer in Test

Yesterday Cupertino, CA

Join the Sensing and Connectivity - Location Context team that powers critical experiences in Apple products. Our team works on providing personalized insights from users' daily patterns through multimodal sensing and AI models. This team combines advanced machine learning, including integration, adaptation, and tuning of foundation models, with contextual sensing, bolstered by innovative study design, to derive user insights for Maps and Fitness applications, Journal - among many more. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire our customers. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge location intelligence features powered by ML models across various operating systems, including iOS and WatchOS. We develop science-backed designs of AI/ML models that capture the complex interplay of human health and behavior, providing valuable insights directly to our customers. We foster innovation and embrace new technology to enhance our creative capabilities. We are seeking an engineer with a fundamental understanding of ML, ability to validate these models and the supporting software pieces. If this is you, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Description

Define quality assurance strategies for ML models, including validation of training data, features, and labels.

In this position, you will be responsible for owning the quality of the end-to-end features powered by location context features.

Develop automated tests that qualify the features, measure performance, and system memory usage.

Identify KPIs that define the project's success, dashboard, and track progress across releases.","responsibilities":"Challenge the design and implementation of the algorithm.

Design and perform analytics for algorithm verification and validation.

Create automated monitoring and quality assurance metrics to constantly track feature performance.

Profile, process, and evaluate large structured and unstructured datasets.

Participate in and present in user study review, code review, and data review.

Perform comprehensive assessments of AI model outputs to identify areas of enhancement and facilitate algorithm improvements.

Communicate with upstream (e.g., hardware) and downstream (e.g., app) stakeholders to drive end-to-end user experience of the feature.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in validating AI models, crafting benchmarks and evaluation protocols, and performing statistical analysis

Experience working with databases (SQL/NoSQL), comfortable with query languages and designing tables, views, indices

Familiarity testing hardware and/or testing software (including designing, implementing, and executing test plans) is a plus

Detail-oriented, able to find bugs, investigate & debug issues, and drive solutions to difficult problems

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, self-motivated, laser-focused, and solution-oriented

Passionate about location technologies and fitness

Minimum Qualifications

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

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Background in one or more of the following domains: time-series analysis, signal processing, sensor fusion, AI models, statistics

Proficient at coding in Python and/or Matlab

Proficient at data analysis, data visualization, and reporting

Familiarity building data pipelines for large-scale data processing

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Pay & Benefits

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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 Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA
Job ID: apple-200644873-0836_rxr-661
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-02-07T19:11:57

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    • Parental Benefits

      • Work Flexibility

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            • Financial and Retirement

              • Professional Development

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