Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services
AppleMachine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Services
AppleLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/20/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The role is focused on building and optimizing production-grade solutions for Apple's Foundation Model Services team, which powers intelligent experiences across various products. The team is responsible for running large foundation models in production, ensuring low latency and high performance. Candidates will work closely with product teams and researchers to develop cutting-edge model architectures and tools. This position offers the opportunity to impact billions of users by enhancing machine learning systems at scale.
Requirements
- 2+ years of industry experience building and shipping production software and/or machine learning systems.
- Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Go or Python.
- Experience deploying and operating services on a cloud platform using containers and Kubernetes/Docker.
- 5+ years of industry experience in ML technologies including LLMs, Machine Learning, NLP, Information Retrieval, and Statistics.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Familiarity with Nvidia TensorRT-LLM, vLLLM, DeepSpeed, and Nvidia Triton Server.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with product teams to build production-grade solutions that launch models serving customers in real time.
- Partner with foundation model researchers to prototype and develop inference for cutting-edge model architectures.
- Build tools that help understand and remove performance bottlenecks across different hardware and use cases.
- Write high-quality code and learn quickly in a fast-moving field.
- Grow your impact by taking on larger pieces of the system.
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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