Internationalization Machine Learning Engineer, Natural Language Generation (NLG)

Cupertino, California, United States
Software and Services

Summary

Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200558768
Text generation is a key enabler for accelerated text input and intelligent interaction on Apple platforms. Our team is working on internationalizing generative models to redefine user interaction for the users all over the world. This work presents unique challenges, and we are dedicated to finding innovative solutions for various international languages and building pioneering NLP models that work offline. Our efforts include developing on-device NLP solutions like tokenization and Chinese and Japanese conversion, enhancing the system experience for global customers. If you are passionate about delivering the best user experiences to a worldwide audience, join our ambitious and collaborative Input Experience Internationalization team in Software Engineering.

Description

Our mission is to make the input experience, a key pillar of Apple Intelligence, more inclusive and accessible for everyone, regardless of the languages they use or their background! With your ML expertise, engineering passion, and programming skills, you will: Work on language expansion of a wide range of most advanced text generation technologies such as context-augmented text rewriting, safety-controlled text composition, free-form text transformation, personalized smart interactions, etc. Apply NLP techniques and linguistic knowledge to data engineering and ML training to deliver the best input experience to Apple customers Seek scalable and innovative approaches for international languages to continually update the input experience Collaborate with different teams — such as NLP, Localization, SIML, AIML, Human Interface, etc. — to solve both design and engineering challenges and ensure that the next generation of experiences can reach all Apple customers.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong Python skills
  • Proficiency in one of the East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) or Southeast Asian languages (Thai, Burmese, etc.)
  • Strong fundamentals in ML and NLP algorithms including tokenization
  • Strong programming and communication skills
  • MS in Computer Science or a related field

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with tokenizer libraries and Unicode
  • Experience with prompt engineering for international languages
  • Understanding of data structures and common NLP algorithms
  • Proficiency in a C-like dialect (Java, C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, etc.)
  • Ph.D. or experience in the industry

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.