Apple has 261 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles are focused on agents, accounting for 24% of the total, followed by application (22%) and serving infrastructure (21%). Engineering is the primary function for these positions, with the United States being the dominant hiring country. Frequent tech tags include model serving, inference infrastructure, and LLM observability. Over the last 30 days, Apple has posted 111 new AI roles, representing a 61% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 171 active AI roles, down 37% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $120k–$487k (avg $235k).
Apple currently has 233 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Machine Learning Engineer (4), AIML - Sr Data Scientist, Evaluation (2), Advanced Manufacturing Engineer(iPhone) - Smart Manufacturing (2), Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Services Engineering (2), Machine Learning Software Engineer (2). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Apple's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (30%), application (21%), serving infrastructure (14%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Apple is hiring AI talent in: United States (182 roles), China (17 roles), India (10 roles), United Kingdom (7 roles).
Job postings at Apple most frequently mention: Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Large Language Models (LLMs), Statistics.
In the past 30 days, Apple has posted 80 new AI-related roles.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| AIML - Applied Research Engineer, Machine Translation Applied Research Engineer focused on Machine Translation, leveraging LLMs and reinforcement learning to improve translation quality for Apple's products. The role involves end-to-end model development, from data generation and training to evaluation and production rollout, with a focus on scalability and quality. | Post-trainServe | 9 |
| AI Engineer - Wireless Systems Analysis , Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems AI Engineer role focused on developing and deploying generative AI/LLM solutions for wireless systems performance analysis. Responsibilities include architecting RAG pipelines, fine-tuning LLMs, building backend services, and establishing evaluation frameworks, with a focus on wireless log analysis and telecom-specific use cases. |
| 8 |
| Senior Wireless Systems SW Engineer,Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems Senior Wireless Systems Software Engineer at Apple, focusing on designing and developing next-generation wireless technologies and standards. The role involves creating AI/ML-based data-driven learning solutions and integrating them into simulation/emulator frameworks for cellular systems (L1/L2/L3), including control and user plane protocols. Responsibilities include building physically accurate ray tracing algorithms for AI/ML integration and developing system/network performance models. The role also involves contributing to patents and intellectual property. | DataServe | 7 |
| DE-Manager (m/f/d) This is a retail store manager position at Apple. The role focuses on leading a team to deliver exceptional customer experiences, driving store performance, and upholding company policies. It involves coaching, recruiting, training, and developing team members, as well as managing operational strategies and customer escalations. The position requires retail leadership experience and strong communication and decision-making skills. | — | 0 |
| Site Reliability Engineer, Software Delivery Site Reliability Engineer focused on the software build and delivery process for Apple's operating systems and applications. Responsibilities include ensuring service reliability, monitoring SLOs, incident response, troubleshooting, and collaborating with engineering teams on best practices and technical decisions. Requires strong Linux administration, microservices architecture understanding, and Kubernetes exposure. Preferred qualifications include CI/CD experience and development skills in Go, Python, Swift. | — | 0 |
| Engineering Project Manager, SWE Programs This role is for an Engineering Project Manager (EPM) in the cellular software space at Apple. The EPM will be responsible for driving and shipping large, multi-functional software efforts, partnering with engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle. Key responsibilities include identifying and resolving program issues, communicating with executive leadership, and improving program management processes. The role requires program management experience in wireless software and strong communication and leadership skills. | — | 0 |
