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Apple Inc.

$184K - $324K/yr

The ideal candidate has a strong background in auction theory, applied machine learning, and large ... developers and Apple users at global scale. The ability to be a great teammate under tight deadline ...

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Contract Technical Recruiter II

Irvine, CA · On-site

$40 - $60/hr

At Auction.com, we're transforming real estate. As the nation's leading online platform for buying ... The recruiter will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Program, and Data Science leadership ...

Auction

$170K - $200K/yr

Posted Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM At Auction.com, we're transforming real estate. As the ... You'll work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and marketing teams to build high-impact ...

Auction

Sr. Product Manager

Irvine, CA · On-site

$170K - $200K/yr

Posted Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM At Auction.com, we're transforming real estate. As the ... You'll work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and marketing teams to build high-impact ...

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Sr. Program Manager

Irvine, CA · On-site

$124K - $125K/yr

Sr. Program Manager Auction.com is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, cross ... You will partner across product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business teams to improve ...

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Sr. Program Manager

Irvine, CA · On-site

$124K - $125K/yr

Auction.com is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that ... You will partner across product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business teams to improve ...

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Optimization

$125K - $165K/yr

Designing the auction and bidding mechanisms that decide which ads show to which users and at what ... You'll join a set of tight-knit engineers working on high-impact, internet-scale problems at the ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for auction engineer in the United States is $99,330.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $69,000.00 and $125,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Ads Auction

Cupertino, CA • On-site

Apple
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
Learn more about Appleexternal

Full-time

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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 684 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers' experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they're looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass.
Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes-from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.
We are seeking a self-motivated individual that will build out the next generation of our ads platforms and ensure that Apple provides the most relevant and high quality ads experience while maintaining a healthy marketplace.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in auction theory, applied machine learning, and large-scale systems, along with hands-on experience building and optimizing auction-based ad delivery systems in production. You will have an excellent understanding of scalable architectures and thrive working in Agile environments.
Description
In this role, you are responsible for designing the core auction system that powers our advertising platform to drive optimal outcomes for advertisers, users, and our platform. You will have the opportunity to build the next generation solutions for marketplace optimization that enable driving optimal value for multiple stakeholders in the system. You will have the opportunity to apply your ability to move the state of the art techniques in a fast growing business that positively impacts publishers, developers and Apple users at global scale. The ability to be a great teammate under tight deadline constraints is key to success.
Minimum Qualifications
8+ years of experience working in online advertising, marketplace design, or large-scale recommendation/auction systems
Strong background in auction theory, mechanism design, optimization, statistics, or machine learning.
Ability to apply and implement research concepts, ultimately in production quality code
Experience defining clear, testable research hypotheses, including intended impact on the business
Deep knowledge of design of experiments, online experimentation approaches, preferably at scale
Ability to formulate and advocate for R&D objectives and results to cross-functional team members including executive business leadership and product management
Experience contributing and/or reviewing research for top conferences and publications
Deep fluency in Java or Python.
Experience with Spark, Hadoop or other distributed frameworks.
Masters in Economics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, Statistics, Control Theory, Forecasting, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning or related field with experience building production systems or have equivalent experience working with large data science / machine learning projects in industry.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in ads optimization, recommendations, or search relevance optimization is highly preferred
PhD in Economics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, Statistics, Control Theory, Forecasting, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

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Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976

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