Apple's VISD team is looking to build and deploy transformative AI infrastructure and AI within their data centers to enable rapid creation of scalable, context-aware GenAI solutions across Apple.
Requirements
- 15+ years of software development experience in distributed systems and/or ML/AI
- 8+ years of experience as an Architect, guiding teams through complex design decisions and setting high benchmarks for code quality, performance, and scalability
- Understanding of gen AI landscape, and large language models (LLMs) and their applications, including inferencing, embedding, RAG, and knowledge base integration
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or similar languages, with an emphasis on AI/ML systems development and platform engineering
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence product development through a combination of technical leadership and user-centered thinking
- Passion for operational excellence, automation, and delivering scalable, developer-friendly AI infrastructure
- Hands on experience in using Kubernetes as orchestration layer
Responsibilities
- Building foundational capabilities such as orchestration, model configuration, prompt tooling, RAG integration, and inference optimization enabling teams across Apple to rapidly create scalable, context-aware GenAI solutions.
- Innovate, research, diagnose, optimize, or prototype features and solutions for key business initiatives
- Define and drive the technical vision, roadmap, and strategy for Apple Data Platform’s GenAI offerings
- Inspire teams to innovate, invent, and implement scalable solutions for complex data problems
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams across Apple to ensure effective adoption of GenAI capabilities in high-impact workflows
- Partner with stakeholders to build reusable AI agents that enhance productivity, automate reasoning tasks, and integrate securely with internal systems and tools
- Establish best practices and processes that ensure engineering excellence, operational sustainability, and a seamless developer experience
Other
- Provide technical advice to management
- Mentor new hires and fellow engineers, fostering growth in technical depth and platform mindset
- Promote a healthy, inclusive, and innovation-driven team culture with a focus on experimentation, learning, and long-term platform impact
- B.S, M.S. or PhD Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- Expertise in AWS Cloud
