AI/ML Software Engineer - SES Gen AI Solutions, IS&T

Apple has a strong customer first approach and believes in quality delivery for every product. We explore new technology trends and find exciting opportunities to generate innovative solutions. In this role, you will work on the Gen AI Solutions team in Apple’s contact center to enable customers to reach Apple seamlessly through chat and voice channels with Apple advisors. The focus will be to enhance and enrich the messaging ecosystem for the best contact center experience. The role involves working with leaders, business partners and multiple engineering teams on the defined roadmap and delivering on the broken down goals, building and driving innovative solutions to challenging problems end to end and working on exciting new technologies. We support a collaborative work environment, while allowing solution autonomy on projects. Minimum Qualifications 5+ years of experience applying AI/ML and Gen AI techniques to real business problems Strong programming experience in Python and proficiency with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Scikit-learn General software development skills (source code management, debugging, testing, deployment etc.) Hands-on experience with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) including GPT models, Llama, Mistral, or similar architectures Experience building LLM-powered applications including RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and tool-using models Knowledge of NLP techniques including transformers, embeddings, semantic search, intent detection, entity recognition, text summarization Strong understanding of embeddings, vector search, hybrid retrieval, and semantic ranking Experience integrating LLM models into production systems and enterprise applications Experience implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases such as Milvus or similar, building RAG architectures, hybrid search (vector + keyword), and document chunking strategies Understanding of text preprocessing, chunking strategies, and embedding optimization for LLM pipelines Prior experience in implementation of industry solution with traditional ML - classification, regression or clustering problem Knowledge of API development and microservices using FastAPI, Flask, or Node.js Strong understanding of MLOps practices, including model monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, experiment tracking, and versioning Strong debugging and experimentation mindset Working experience in Software Development Lifecycles, agile methodologies, and continuous integration Preferred Qualifications BTech/BE in Computer Science Experience building real-time inference pipelines using technologies like Kafka, REST APIs, stream processing frameworks Experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RLHF Experience building AI-powered agent assist tools, auto-call summaries, and knowledge-grounded responses Understanding of observability and evaluation frameworks for LLM applications, including prompt evaluation, hallucination detection, and guardrails Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into scalable AI solutions