Software Engineer (Applied AI) at Apple

Department: Operations and Supply Chain

Compensation · Listed in posting

$184,700 – $324,800

Location: Cupertino, California
Level: staff+
Posted: Jul 28, 2026

Description

Apple is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance manufacturing systems and operations by prototyping and developing production solutions using large language models and custom fine-tuned models. The role involves collaborating across organizations and functional teams, building robust HTTP APIs and backend services, and scaling solutions from concept through production. The position requires at least 10 years of senior-level experience across the technology stack, including 10+ years building HTTP APIs and backend services, plus expertise in a modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Java, and experience leveraging LLM APIs.

Required Skills

HTTP APIs
Backend services
Go
Python
LLM APIs
RAG
PostgreSQL
Snowflake

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 10+ years in a senior role working across the entire technology stack with a skilled team
10+ years building robust HTTP APIs and backend services
Experience building solutions that leverage APIs from the latest large language models
Preferred Qualifications: Go
Experience with model pipeline and registry tools, model drift detection, model monitoring, and model accuracy
Experience building robust evaluations for prompt optimization and tuning machine learning workflows
Experience with RAG and modern model-in-context learning techniques
Experience with SQL and database systems such as PostgreSQL
Experience building ETL pipelines in data warehouses such as Snowflake
Manufacturing experience or exposure

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