ML Infrastructure Engineer - ML Compute Capacity
AppleML Infrastructure Engineer - ML Compute Capacity
AppleLocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/12/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
As an engineer on the ML Compute Capacity team at Apple, you will design, build, and operate production systems that optimize the distribution of compute resources across the company. This role involves working with a small, agile team in a fast-paced environment focused on machine learning infrastructure and high-performance computing. You will be responsible for developing telemetry systems, optimization algorithms, and tools to manage demand efficiently. If you are passionate about ensuring services scale and remain highly available, this position offers an exciting opportunity.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in relevant areas
- Experience with machine learning infrastructure on GPUs or TPUs
- Proficiency in Python and/or Go for production backend and data engineering work
- Experience building data pipelines and crafting robust queries over large-scale, multi-source data
- Experience with observability tools or equivalent monitoring systems
- Excellent problem-framing and problem-solving skills
- Strong CS fundamentals
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- Experience operating Kubernetes at production scale
- Experience with modern web frameworks like React
- Familiarity with accelerator utilization patterns across ML training and inference
- Strong interest in capacity planning, cost attribution, or FinOps systems
Responsibilities
- Design and build production systems for optimal compute resource distribution
- Develop telemetry systems and optimization algorithms for managing demand
- Create intuitive tools for improving efficiency across Apple's accelerator fleet
- Collaborate with team members to analyze data patterns and performance characteristics
- Ensure services scale, remain highly available, and operate effectively
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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