Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Lead), AI Agents – Apple
Job Description
As the Lead Engineer, AI Agents, you will drive the technical vision and execution for a new class of intelligent agent-based systems at Apple. Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI agents, from conceptualization to deployment and operational excellence. Guide a team of engineers to build and scale sophisticated AI agents that can reason, learn, and act across diverse data landscapes.Lead the integration of AI agents with I the Apple data and platforms ecosystem.Tackle complex AI challenges, such as ensuring agent reliability at scale, developing novel evaluation frameworks, and pioneering privacy-preserving agentic architectures.Partner closely with teams in data science, engineering, operations, and research to translate high-impact opportunities into robust, production-grade solutions.
- 8+ years of software development or machine learning experience.
- M.S. or PhD in computer science, machine learning, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- Strong programming skills in Python and applied experience with a range of LLMs.
- Expert in applying and extending AI agent frameworks (Google ADK, LangChain, etc.).
- Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and operating AI agents in production.
- Experience deploying AI systems in large-scale, hybrid environments with a focus on performance and reliability.
- A portfolio of deployed agentic systems that have delivered significant, measurable impact.
- Experience in evaluation frameworks for AI agents.
- Proven expertise in optimizing AI agents for latency, scalability, and cost.
- A track record of thought leadership or contributions to the field of agentic AI.