Location
Cary, NC, Cupertino, CA, Pittsburgh, PA, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/19/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Creator Studio team is focused on integrating agentic intelligence into Apple's professional creative apps to enhance the creative process. They are seeking ML engineers who will work closely with designers and engineers to transform machine learning capabilities into useful features for creators. The role emphasizes the importance of balancing machine assistance with human creativity. Candidates will engage in evaluation, prompting, and developing tools that support creative workflows.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience developing and shipping reliable, maintainable, testable code.
- Hands-on experience applying LLMs or multimodal ML to real products or projects.
- Strong intuition for experimental design and statistical techniques.
- A strong product sense to evaluate user experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical partners.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience building agentic systems or evaluation harnesses.
- Deep experience as a professional or power user of creative tools.
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep-learning toolkits.
- Experience optimizing models for resource-constrained platforms.
- Experience with Swift and iOS/macOS development.
- A record of publications or patents in relevant areas.
Responsibilities
- Define and develop machine learning features that enhance creative workflows.
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to integrate ML capabilities into applications.
- Evaluate and refine models to ensure they meet user needs and enhance creativity.
- Work on prompting and tools that assist creators in their projects.
- Optimize algorithms for efficient performance on various platforms.
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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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