As a Senior/Staff Engineer on the Foundation Model Compute Infra team at Apple, you will design and scale the scheduling and orchestration systems that power Apple’s large-scale foundation model training and inference workloads across TPU clusters.
Requirements
Bachelors in Computer Science, engineering, or a related field
5+ years of hands-on experience in building scalable backend systems for training and evaluation of machine learning models
Proficient in relevant programming languages, like Python or Go
Strong expertise in distributed systems, reliability and scalability, containerization, and cloud platforms
Proficient in cloud computing infrastructure and tools: Kubernetes, Ray, PySpark
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical and architectural problems, while working with partners to iteratively find
Responsibilities
Lead the design and evolution of the scheduling platform that manages large-scale TPU workloads across multi-region clusters, supporting both training and inference.
Develop topology-aware and quota-aware schedulers to improve cluster utilization, job latency, and fairness.
Collaborate with Apple Foundation Model team to integrate advanced distributed computing frameworks (Pathways, Ray, Beam, JetStream) into the platform or expose them as reliable, scalable services.
Automate complex operational workflows for quota updates, job lifecycle management, and resource provisioning to reduce on-call and dev-ops overhead.
Mentor engineers and partner across teams to influence the direction of Apple’s large-scale distributed compute strategy.
Benefits
Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
