AIML - Senior ML Researcher in Foundation Models, Responsible AI

Apple

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Programming, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, Deep Learning, Emerging Technology, High Level Architecture (HLA), JAX (Java API for XML), Machine Learning, Organizational Skills, Publications, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Metrics, Requirements Management, Research & Development (R&D), Research Skills, Safety Training, Software Design, Software Engineering, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Recruiting, Training/Teaching, Use Cases, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
23 days ago
**Role Number:** 200647859-3337 **Summary** Join us as we build world-class groundbreaking products for our customers! Apple's Responsible AI and Safety team is looking to hire a technical lead with a strong track record in Applied Research who is passionate about ML and foundation models with a focus on responsibility, fairness, and safety. In this role, you will lead the research and application of ML methods for technologies that power breakthrough user experiences while upholding Apple's values, privacy, and quality standards. **Description** This role will be highly multifunctional. You will collaborate closely with top machine learning researchers and engineers, software engineers, and design teams to develop and deliver groundbreaking solutions for Apple products. We believe that the most exciting problems in machine learning research arise at the intersection of emerging technologies and real-world use cases. This is also where the most critical breakthroughs come from. As a researcher, you will: - Define and deliver responsible machine learning technologies - Develop methods and frameworks to train and evaluate foundation models with responsibility and safety in mind - Research and advance safety alignment and model robustness methods for foundation models - Research and develop mitigations and safeguards to ensure safe deployment of LLM's in Apple products - Advocate for scientific and engineering excellence by contributing to the architecture and high-level structure of Apple's AI-powered platform and features - Work multi-functionally on a diverse set of challenging problems and collaborate with extraordinary software engineers, machine learning engineers, and researchers to impact the future of Apple products - Work closely with product and partner teams to drive requirement definition, technical quality of deliverables, and execution **Minimum Qualifications** + 4+ Years research or product deployment record in areas related to responsible AI, with publications in top ML venues (e.g., ACL, CHI, CVPR, EMNLP, FAccT, ICML, Interspeech, NeurIPS, UIST, etc.) + PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields or an equivalent qualification acquired through other avenues + Strong research fundamentals, machine learning principles, and development methodologies around LLMs, foundation models, and diffusion models + Proficient programming skills in Python and deep learning toolkits (e.g. JAX, PyTorch, Tensorflow) + Work with highly-sensitive content with exposure to offensive and controversial content + Strong organizational and operational skills working with large, multi-functional, and diverse teams **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience with LLM training and safety alignment + BS, MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields or an equivalent qualification acquired through other avenues

About the Company

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Apple

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs