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AIML - Machine Learning Researcher, Foundation Models

Cupertino, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-28

Core

Researching and building frontier foundation models (vision-language, image/video generation) optimized for Apple silicon and integrated into the OS.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning researcher (foundation models)

Builds

Pre-trained and mid-trained foundation models, data pipelines, and evaluation suites for visual understanding and generation

Domain

Deep learning, computer vision, multimodal AI, reinforcement learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

deep learning research, Python, JAX/PyTorch/Tensorflow, vision-language modeling, image/video generation, reinforcement learning, on-policy distillation

Preferred skills

training/adapting vision-language models, post-training/mid-training LLMs, multimodal models

Responsibilities

Tackle challenging problems in foundation models and deep learning; build data pipelines and evaluation suites at scale; identify and develop novel applications of deep learning in Apple products

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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