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Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/10/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

We are seeking a Staff level Software Engineer to advance our Manufacturing Systems and Operations by leveraging the latest LLMs and custom fine-tuned models. The role involves rapid prototyping and experimentation to develop impactful solutions that integrate with existing systems. You will collaborate with various teams, including Manufacturing Design Engineers and Quality Engineers, to create applications used daily in product design and manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in taking ideas from conception to production and scaling them effectively.

Requirements

  • 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, preferably Go.
  • Experience building solutions that leverage APIs from the latest LLMs.
  • Experience with model pipeline and registry tools, detecting and preventing model drift.
  • Experience with SQL and database systems such as PostgreSQL.
  • Experience building ETL pipelines in data warehouses such as Snowflake.

Responsibilities

  • Prototype ideas and experiment with new approaches to solve existing problems.
  • Develop solutions that integrate with existing systems through deep collaboration.
  • Take ideas from the whiteboard to production and scale them.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and architect solutions.
  • Build robust evaluations for prompt optimization and tuning ML workflows.

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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