SummaryPosted: Dec 20, 2024Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number:200576950Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Do you want to make Siri and Apple products ever smarter for our users? The Foundation Model Batch Inference team are building groundbreaking technology for large scale inference of foundation models, including state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models. Our batch inference platform powers billions of foundation model inference queries across a variety of Apple products. As part of this group, you will work with one of the most exciting high performance computing environments for foundation models inference, with petabytes of data and billions of queries, and have an opportunity to imagine and build products that delight our customers every single day.DescriptionDescriptionWe design and build infrastructures to support features that empower billions of Apple users through advanced intelligence systems. Our team processes trillions of links to find the best content to surface to users via search and other intelligent features. We also analyze pages to extract critical features for indexing, ranking, and retrieval. Join us and: * build and optimize large scale batch inference solutions * build scalable and efficient system to fully utilize diverse high performance GPU fleetMinimum QualificationsMinimum QualificationsStrong coding skillsStrong background in computer science: algorithms and data structuresStrong experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration, familiar with AWS EKS, Amazon S3 or GCPExtensive expertise in designing robust, large scale backend system, taking into account for performance, scalability, security and maintainability.Excellent interpersonal skills able to work independently as well as in a teamKey QualificationsKey QualificationsPreferred QualificationsPreferred QualificationsFamiliar with one of the popular ML Frameworks like PyTorch, TensorflowFamiliar with foundation model architectures such as Transformers, Encoder/DecoderFamiliar with fundamental model inferenceFamiliar with MapReduce style batch jobsEducation & ExperienceEducation & ExperienceAdditional RequirementsAdditional RequirementsPay & BenefitsPay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $135,400 and $250,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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