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We are Foundation Model Inference Team, within AI, Search & Knowledge Platform Technologies organization. Our team is responsible to build Inference stack to power Apple Intelligence. It builds frameworks, services and tools that power the largest Apple foundation models on servers. Our Infrastructure powers a wide gamut of services at Apple including Apple Search, Apple Music, AppleTV, AppStore, iMessages, Photos & Camera, Spotlight, Safari, Siri and upcoming ever exciting Apple products serving millions of queries every day with incredible low latencies, drawing every ounce of compute from our hardware. As part of this group, you will get a chance to bring Intelligence to billions of users across the world. You will have an opportunity to make difference in life of people by empowering them with AI. You will have a chance to work on optimizing billions of parameter langauge and vision and speech models using state of the art technologies and make it run at scale of Apple.
Description
Work along side Foundation Model Research team to optimize inference for cutting edge model architectures.
Work closely with product teams to build Production grade solutions to launch models serving millions of customers in real time.
Build tools to understand bottlenecks in Inference for different hardwares and use cases.
Mentor and guide engineers in the organization.","responsibilities":"Collaborate with the Foundation Model Research team to optimize inference for cutting edge model architectures
Work closely with product teams to build Production grade solutions to launch models serving millions of customers in real time
Build profiling tools, simulators to understand the bottlenecks
Mentor and guide engineers in the organization
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in building and maintaining systems written in modern languages (eg: Golang, Python)
Familiar with fundamental Deep Learning architectures such as Transformers, Encoder/Decoder models.
Familiarity with Nvidia TensorRT-LLM, vLLM, DeepSpeed, Nvidia Triton Server etc.
Experience writing custom CUDA kernels using CUDA or OpenAI Triton.
MS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science or related field.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience leading and driving complex, ambiguous projects.
Experience with LLM inference stack
Familiarity with GPU programming concepts using CUDA.
Familiarity with one of the popular ML Frameworks like Pytorch, Tensorflow.
Have experience with high throughput services particularly at supercomputing scale.
Proficient with running applications on Cloud (AWS / Azure or equivalent) using Kubernetes, Docker etc.
Familiar with one of the popular ML Frameworks like Pytorch, Tensorflow.
BS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science or related field
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,000 and $308,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
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