AIML - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Answers Knowledge and Information Santa Clara, California, United States - Machine Learning and AI Description In this role, you will work on LLM-based question answering and Apple Intelligence features to provide concise, accurate, and grounded information to users, helping them complete their tasks quickly on Apple devices. Your core responsibilities will include: Designing and developing advanced Reinforcement Learning technologies in the post-training of generative models, and delivering the end-user experience. Driving cross-functional technical initiatives, collaborating with research, engineering, and production teams to translate theoretical advances into deployable systems. Developing novel and cutting-edge RL algorithms and improving existing ones. Staying up-to-date with the latest RL research and integrating best practices into the team's workflow. Working on the end-to-end ML lifecycle: algorithm design and implementation, data collection, model training, evaluation, and deployment. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of ML experience in search, natural language processing/understanding, and conversational AI. Proven experience with LLM post-training, including SFT, RLHF, RLAIF, Reward Modeling, Chain-of-thought, and agentic LLM. Hands-on experience building RL pipelines and training agents in simulation or real-world environments. Growth mindset and ability to learn new technologies. MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, with a focus on reinforcement learning, or a related field. Preferred Qualifications Deep expertise in reinforcement learning-based post-training on LLM models, reward modeling, RLHF, RLAIF, Chain-of-thought, and agentic AI R&D. Deep understanding of cutting-edge RL algorithms and large language models. Strong product intuition and ownership. At Apple, base pay is part of our total compensation and varies within a range. The pay range for this role is $212,000 to $386,300, depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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