We are seeking a Staff level Software Engineer to enhance our Manufacturing Systems and Operations using the latest LLMs and custom fine-tuned models. This role involves rapid prototyping and experimentation to develop impactful solutions in collaboration with various teams. The engineer will be responsible for taking ideas from conception to production and scaling them effectively. The applications developed will support engineers and managers at Apple in designing and manufacturing high-quality hardware products.

• 10+ years in a senior role working across the entire tech stack with a skilled team.
• 10+ years building robust HTTP APIs and backend services.
• Expert level grasp of at least 1 modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Experience building solutions that leverage APIs from the latest LLMs.
• Experience with model pipeline and registry tools, detecting and preventing model drift, and automating model monitoring.
• Experience building robust evaluations for prompt optimization and tuning ML workflows.
• Experience with RAG and modern model in context learning techniques.
• Experience with SQL and database systems such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with building ETL pipelines in data warehouses such as Snowflake.
• Manufacturing experience or exposure is a plus, but not required.

• Prototype ideas and experiment with new approaches to solve existing problems.
• Collaborate with multiple organizations and functional roles to develop impactful solutions.
• Take ideas from the whiteboard to production and scale them effectively.
• Design and architect solutions for challenges faced in manufacturing high-quality hardware products.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Design Engineers, Product Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Supply Chain Managers.

• 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.