Sr Software Engineer, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Engineer to help build next- generation of Applied Machine Learning Platform. Applied Machine Learning (AML) Platform team provides backend services and infrastructure for various Machine Learning and Data Science teams to train, build, deploy and inference models at scale to prevent Fraud on multiple Apple Platforms like Apple Pay, Apple Media Products, App Store, Online Store, Retail, AppleCare and Manufacturing. In addition to preventing Fraud, this platform is responsible for driving Operations and Logistics for Online Store, AppleCare and Retail. Our team within the greater AML Platform team is the Core Services which is a backbone of the platform, responsible for handling thousands of transactions per second in a distributed manner.

Description

We are seeking a talented Sr Software Engineer who has deep systems thinking to design, build and enhance scalable and highly concurrent distributed platform. Knowledge of popular Machine Learning concepts, tools and packages is helpful but can be an ongoing skill acquisition as part of the job. If you’re excited about building production-grade platform and solving hard distributed systems problems, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact at scale.","responsibilities":"You will design and implement large-scale, secure, and highly available systems, while collaborating across teams to drive the future of secure scalable inference platform. The mindset required and to be developed is how to process thousands of transactions per second, how to achieve the consistency without sacrificing the performance. Work with cross functional teams to drive requirements, size scope and effort, mentor junior engineers, lead the project to completion and provide support for any Production issues.

Preferred Qualifications

Excellent written and oral communication skills on both technical and non-technical topic

Exposure to Python, frameworks and ML/AI ecosystems

Familiarity with building solutions using Kubernetes and CNCF technologies

Ability to debug complex cross-platform issues and optimize performance

Ability to debug and improve ML workflow tuning for high accuracy

Knowledge of using GenAI to build solutions to improve productivity of developers, users, and business

Self-directed, self-motivated and detail oriented with ability to come up with good design proposals and thorough analysis of production issues

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of software development experience

4+ years Java skills and good knowledge of JVM internals

Proven skills in designing scalable, highly available distributed systems which can handle high transaction volumes and performance

Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms

Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, multiple design patterns, debugging, or analytical methodologies

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or similar discipline or experience

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