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 |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Research Scientist, Siri Innovation Studio Principal Research Scientist for Siri Innovation Studio at Apple, focusing on incubating and deploying next-generation AI features for Apple Intelligence. The role involves leading end-to-end ML research and development, from ideation to shipping at scale, with a strong emphasis on applied ML, agentic systems, and user-centered design for a wide range of Apple products. Requires a strong publication record and experience with ML model lifecycles. | ShipAgent | 9 |
| Machine Learning Researcher - Apple Music - Recommender Systems Machine Learning Researcher for Apple Music focusing on recommender systems. The role involves researching, training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI/ML models for recommendation at massive scale, with a focus on connecting artists with music fans and enhancing user discovery. Requires a strong publication record and expertise in modern recommender methods. |
| ShipPost-train |
| 8 |
| AIML - ML Research Scientist, HCMI Research Scientist role focused on developing and deploying ML technologies for understanding, interacting with, evaluating, and generating user interfaces across Apple platforms. The work integrates into various Apple products and services, with a focus on shipping both internal tools and external products. | Ship | 7 |