Sr. Computer Vision and Machine Learning Engineer

Apple’s Creativity Apps team is looking for a Sr. Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer in Cupertino, California (onsite). In this role, you will design and deliver agentic workflows and user-facing ML capabilities for creative tools, with a focus on building, evaluating, and integrating vision models and LLM/VLM-powered agents.

You will partner across teams to move ML-powered features from concept to delivery, while supporting model runtime and orchestration integration for the experiences creators rely on.

Responsibilities

• Design agentic workflows that use vision, LLMs, and VLMs to solve multi-step user problems, including tool contracts, schemas, and orchestration logic.
• Build state-of-the-art vision models, covering data collection, architecture design, and training.
• Develop evaluation frameworks for agentic workflows, including task success metrics, benchmarks, and regression testing.
• Work with client teams to integrate models and workflows into model runtimes and orchestration frameworks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to take ML-powered features for creators from concept through delivery.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Experience deploying agentic systems to production, including work related to AI reliability, safety, or benchmarking.
• Experience fine-tuning LLMs or training adapters for foundation models.
• Experience optimizing models for resource-constrained platforms, ideally with Core ML, Swift, and iOS/macOS.
• Strong patent and publication record at top conferences.
• Keen interest in the art and science of photography.
• MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, and 4+ years of industry experience delivering products in generative AI, machine learning, or computer vision.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of machine learning and deep learning.
• Experience building and evaluating LLM/VLM-powered agents, including tool use, multi-step reasoning, planning, and context management.
• Hands-on experience building, training, and deploying transformer-based vision models, GANs, or related methods.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++, and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
• Creative problem solver with strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Committed to encouraging an open and inclusive work environment.

Technologies

• Core ML
• Swift
• iOS
• macOS
• Python
• C++
• PyTorch
• JAX
• TensorFlow
• LLMs
• VLMs
• Transformer-based vision models
• GANs

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary employee stock programs, with opportunity to become an Apple shareholder
• Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through voluntary participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments, as well as relocation (where eligible)

Pay

The base pay range for this role is USD 184,700 - 324,800 per year. At Apple, base pay is one part of the total compensation package, and your base pay depends on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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