$200,000–$285,000
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Posted by Apple · open on Apple careers as of
Pay not postedSeattle, WAFull-time
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer for Apple's AI evaluation platform, acting as the strategic bridge between science, platform engineering, and partner teams.
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- Staff+
- Role
- Technical lead
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- Functional literacy in AI/ML concepts: lifecycle of ML (datasets, training vs. inference, evaluation metrics)
- Demonstrated experience partnering with Applied Scientists or Researchers
About Apple
Designs and sells iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch, and Vision Pro plus a $100B+ Services layer (App Store, iCloud, Apple Pay, Music, TV+) atop a 2.5B device installed base.
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