The MGCT Audio team at Apple is seeking a motivated machine learning engineer to develop models for speech and audio applications. This role involves working on innovative audio technologies that enhance user experiences across various Apple products. The team focuses on building audio software products that impact millions of customers. Candidates will contribute to the development of machine learning models and participate in cross-functional teams to ship new features.

• 4+ years of experience in machine learning development, particularly in audio and speech applications.
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of machine learning architecture design and training/testing methodologies.
• Experience building machine learning pipelines.
• Experience optimizing and compressing machine learning models for resource-constrained platforms.
• Excellent software architecture and programming skills in Python, C, and C++.
• Knowledge of audio technologies.
• MS or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with industry and research experience.
• Familiarity and experience with multimodal large language models (LLMs).
• Demonstrated innovation in machine learning through patents or publications.
• Fundamentals of audio and speech signal processing.

• Develop machine learning model architectures for sound event detection, scene classification, and context understanding.
• Train, fine-tune, and compress models for production use.
• Contribute to the team's workflows by building pipelines, writing datasets, and creating evaluation frameworks.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to develop features and ship products.
• Create intellectual property in the form of patents and publications.

• 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.