The Data Lead role on the Siri team focuses on developing powerful and compact LLMs to enhance user experiences with on-device AI. This position requires a deeply technical manager who will oversee the Data team, ensuring high-quality data delivery for machine learning models. The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers and engineers to transition ideas from prototypes to production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in machine learning and data management, along with excellent leadership skills.

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on industry experience with a proven track record of shipping ML-powered products or features, ideally involving LLMs.
• Extensive experience with the ML development loop focusing on data and annotations.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Experience creating data for multi-modal foundation models that integrate text, vision, and/or audio.
• Experience developing AI agents capable of planning and tool use tasks using generative AI techniques.
• Experience developing ML systems for natural language understanding, visual understanding, or digital assistants.
• Understanding of the latest generative AI development techniques.

• Lead and inspire a team of highly talented and experienced engineers.
• Understand and draft requirements for data-related tasks.
• Develop annotation tools and workflows to enhance data quality.
• Manage the delivery and quality of data for machine learning models.
• Collaborate closely with researchers, software engineers, and product teams.
• Produce scalable, efficient, and accurate data pipelines using the latest AI techniques.
• Ensure rapid iteration and impactful results from the Data team.

• 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.