The Special Projects team at Apple focuses on transforming cutting-edge intelligence ideas into practical features and systems. This team collaborates with talented researchers to develop innovative applications for Apple platforms. A significant aspect of the team's success involves creating high-quality infrastructure and tools for machine learning inference and evaluation. The role emphasizes collaboration and the ability to bring AI systems from research to production.

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, TypeScript, or Swift.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Experience with VM and container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building web services and full stack web applications.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery systems.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working with small teams and across multiple teams.
• Experience bringing AI systems from research to production.
• Experience building large-scale machine learning evaluation systems with any technical stack.
• Experience writing Swift applications on both client and server.
• Experience writing code to network and connect multiple devices under test.

• Nurture state-of-the-art intelligence ideas into usable features and systems.
• Build innovative applications of AI research on Apple platforms.
• Develop high-quality infrastructure and tooling for machine learning inference and evaluation.
• Collaborate with research teams to implement AI systems.
• Ensure efficient movement of the team by leveraging both internal and external technologies.

• 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.