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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, News Team

Yesterday Cupertino, CA

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Description

Our Apple News team is seeking a high-energy and self-driven Machine Learning Engineer who will play a central role in the delivery of scalable services. The team uses machine learning to tackle complicated problems in the News domain, including text extraction, named entity recognition, duplicate detection, search and ranking. As a member of our dynamic group, you'll have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple's customers every day.

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","responsibilities":"Design and implement state-of-the-art machine learning models that process text, personalize feeds, and make the impossible possible.

Collect model training data, design model architecture, and train custom or fine tuned models or adapters suited for application features.

Partner with multi-functional teams at the intersection of technology and liberal arts to design and implement end-to-end machine learning enabled features.

Drive application features from concept, model design, development and all the way to delivery.

Lead highly cross-functional software projects.

Mentor junior engineers.

Be part of our thriving machine learning community at Apple.

Preferred Qualifications

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Minimum Qualifications

MS in Machine Learning, Computer Science or related field. Alternatively, equivalent industry experience to an MS degree is acceptable.

At least 5 years of experience shipping machine learning models in products.

Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or a related language, and one of the deep learning toolkits such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar.

Experience designing user-facing machine learning features with interdisciplinary partners.

Experience with personalized ranking and scoring.

Experience with text data and NLP tasks, including use of LLMs.

Experience delivering high quality software at scale.

Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with partner teams.

Committed to encouraging an open and inclusive work environment.

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 .

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA
Job ID: apple-200629989-0836_rxr-658
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-11-10T19:06:41

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    • Parental Benefits

      • Work Flexibility

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          • Vacation and Time Off

            • Financial and Retirement

              • Professional Development

                • Diversity and Inclusion

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