Senior Software Engineer - AI Data Platform

Do you love understanding every detail of how new technologies work? Join the
team that serves as Apple’s nerve center, our Information Systems and Technology
group. There are countless ways you’ll contribute here, whether you’re
coordinating technology needs for product launches, designing music solutions
for retail locations, or ensuring the strength of in-store Wi-Fi connections.
From Apple Pay to the Apple website to our data centers around the globe, you’ll
help design and manage the massive systems that countless employees and
customers rely on every day. You’ll also build custom tools for employees,
empowering them to solve complex problems on their own. Join our team, and
together we’ll explore all the ways to improve how Apple operates, freeing our
employees to do what they do best: craft magical experiences for our customers.
The people here at Apple don’t just build products - we craft the kind of wonder
that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and
their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do,
from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple,
and help us leave the world better than we found it. Our team builds cutting
edge agentic assistant platform . This platform is built on top of a phenomenal
GenAI platform and leverage multiple frameworks. This position is an
extraordinary opportunity for a competent, expert, and results-oriented
Framework Software Engineer to define and build some of the best-in-class data
platforms and products.

DESCRIPTION

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building Apple’s AI Data and
ML platforms. You will either work on building custom solutions ground up or
take open source products and customize the same for Apple’s need. We're looking
for an individual who loves to take challenges, tackles problems with
imaginative solutions, works well in collaborative teams, and can produce
high-quality software under tight deadlines and constraints. This role involves
building innovative tools and frameworks that can extend across different
platforms within AiDP.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, a
related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 6+ years of overall
experience in solftware/platform development Strong programming skills with
proficiency in Python (and ideally in one or more additional languages like
Typescript, Java, Golang etc). Experience architecting AI systems on cloud
platforms. Strong communication skills to conduct discovery with customers and
to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of LLM serving and inference frameworks. 1+ years of experience
shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions to external or internal customers.
Hands-on experience with frameworks like Langchain/LangGraph, CrewAI, or
AutoGen. Experience in applied AI, with a focus on building systems around
pretrained models (e.g., prompt engineering, fine-tuning, Retrieval-augmented
generation (RAG), and agent orchestration). Ability to implement secure agentic
workflows incorporating MCP, tool-calling, and OAuth-based authentication. Data
Structures & Algorithms: Strong foundation and application experience.
Distributed Systems: Solid understanding and hands-on experience managing at
least one distributed system (e.g. Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Flink etc. ). Problem
Solving: Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex
technical issues. Creative Thinking: A track record of proposing and
implementing innovative solutions to technical challenges.