Apple · 2 months ago
Staff Generative AI Research Engineer, Multimodal, Agent Modeling - SIML
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yrApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. They are seeking a Senior Generative AI Research Engineer to advance multimodal LLM and Agentic AI technologies, ensuring their safe and responsible deployment in the real world. The role involves collaborating with diverse teams to enhance AI safety and security while developing groundbreaking generative modeling technologies.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Training large scale-multimodal (2D/3D vision-language) models on distributed backends
Deploying efficient neural architectures on device and private cloud compute
Addressing emerging safety challenges to make the model/agents robust and aligned with human values
Advancing the multimodal capabilities of large language models
Strengthening AI safety and security for agentic workflows
Aligning image and video content to the space of LLMs for visual actions and multi-turn interactions
Qualification
Required
M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or a related field (mathematics, physics or computer engineering), with a focus on computer vision and/or machine learning or comparable professional experience
Strong ML and Generative Modeling fundamentals
Experience using one or more of the following: Pre-training or Post-training of Multimodal-LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, Distillation
Familiarity with distributed training
Proficiency in using ML toolkits, e.g., PyTorch
You're aware of the challenges associated to the transition of a prototype into a final product
Proven record of research innovation and demonstrated leadership in both applied research and development
Preferred
Experience with building & deploying AI agents, LLMs for tool use, and Multimodal-LLMs
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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