Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer - Finance Digital Transformation

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Austin, TX +1 · Corporate Functions

Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer for Finance Digital Transformation at Apple. The role focuses on building data foundations, services, and platforms for insights and automated decisions within the Finance organization, specifically for product cost. Responsibilities include technical leadership, operationalizing AI solutions from prototype to production, and instilling ML engineering practices. Requires experience in ML algorithms, generative AI, agentic solutions, MLOps/LLMOps, data pipelines, and Python.

What you'd actually do

  1. Technical lead overseeing solution design and engineers
  2. Operationalize AI solutions, bridging the gap between prototype and production
  3. Instill strong engineering practices into team machine learning processes
  4. Rapidly and reliably deliver value to the Finance organization
  5. Partner with teammates and share expertise across teams

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • SQL
  • ML algorithms (regression, classification, anomaly detection)
  • Generative AI
  • Agentic solutions
  • MLOps/LLMOps (CI/CD, drift monitoring)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Data modeling
  • Scalable pipelines
  • Big data technologies
  • Data ops best practices
  • DRY principles, modularity, testing standards
  • Version control, code review
  • Technical leadership
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Nice to have

  • Front end (.js experience)
  • Corporate finance
  • Accounting
  • Supply chain organization
  • Financial statements
  • P&L impact
  • High level accounting principles
  • SOX and tax compliance
  • Month-end close process

What the JD emphasized

  • operationalize AI solutions
  • bridging the gap between prototype and production
  • Instill strong engineering practices
  • build generative AI and agentic solutions
  • implement MLOps/LLMOps

Other signals

  • operationalize AI solutions
  • bridging the gap between prototype and production
  • build generative AI and agentic solutions
  • implement MLOps/LLMOps