Software Engineer, Siri Runtime Systems and Interaction

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Siri's Runtime Platform team is looking for a resourceful software engineer to develop Siri's next generation of natural interaction platforms on Apple's innovative devices! You will join the team responsible for the intelligence that orchestrates how Siri interacts across the entire Apple ecosystem. We are specifically seeking an engineer to help advance the distributed system logic that ensures Siri seamlessly responds to user requests across complex environments. You should be eager to do hands-on work to improve and build features that elevate overall Siri capabilities.

Description

You should enjoy working in a rapidly changing environment with changing priorities, be passionate about using new technologies to solve real problems and to improve the state of intelligent assistants. This role requires someone with deep expertise in developing, launching, maintaining, and extending products. A hire for this role will accelerate the team by developing standard methodologies, creating strong architecture, and delivering substantial individual technical contributions. A key focus of this position will be to create sophisticated simulation environments and evaluation datasets to model, design, and rigorously test the system policies that drive Siri's behavior. The role requires a strong ownership mindset to collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and resolve dependencies effectively.

","responsibilities":"Architects high-fidelity simulation frameworks to model complex real-world scenarios and validate decision-making logic

Creates evaluation datasets to rigorously test the system policies that drive Siri's behavior

Benchmarks iterative updates to distributed system logic, ensuring continuous improvement in interaction accuracy across complex simulated environments

Develops Siri's innovative devices

Collaborates with cross-functional partners to identify and resolve dependencies

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of experience

Expertise in design patterns

Experience contributing to shipping platforms or products to production and supporting them post-launch

Experience driving technical decision-making and software development from product definition to ship for multiple products

Familiarity with data modeling and algorithmic policy design

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

Strong expertise in Swift or Objective-C or C++ programming language

Solid experience in software development having contributed to code, code reviews, design reviews, and maintaining production systems

Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals with excellent expertise in Concurrency, Distributed Systems, and API design

Experience working with large-scale data evaluation or simulation frameworks

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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.

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