Senior Machine Learning Graphics Engineer, Personas – Apple Vision Pro

Summary

Posted: Sep 13, 2024

Role Number:200561934

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us. The Vision Pro Persona Team is looking for senior software engineers to help us build one of Apple’s most personal communication experiences on our next generation spatial computing platform, visionOS. As a senior engineer on the Vision Pro Persona team, you will play a significant role in defining and building the Persona experience on Apple’s spatial computing platform – pushing you to think outside the box and work closely with designers and system software teams to solve incredibly challenging problems.

Description

The Vision Pro Persona team is focused on building the user experience and system architecture for Personas on Apple’s new visionOS platform. This team works on deeply integrating Personas with FaceTime, SharePlay, and the visionOS platform as a whole, as well as delivering polished, delightful user experiences that foster real-time interaction as digital and spatial Personas. As a senior member of our team, you will help us craft future experiences that will delight, inspire and empower millions of people. We work mostly in Swift, SwiftUI, RealityKit, and Objective-C to build and refine Personas on visionOS. Successful engineers will be prepared to work from the applications layer down to the firmware, building and maintaining stable and performant code that serves as the bedrock of Personas on the platform.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science OR equivalent degree OR equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5-10 years experience in software engineering
• Experience with at least one deep learning framework, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Strong fundamentals in graphics, including 3D math, geometric processing, computer vision, and linear algebra
• Experience with optimization, deep learning, and hands-on implementation of these techniques
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, Swift, or similar languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise with modern machine learning algorithms including generative models
• Experience with digital humans
• Experience with neural rendering techniques
• Publication record in relevant venues (e.g. CVPR, SIGGRAPH, etc) or track record of building and shipping products
• Enthusiastic about building end-to-end experiences using machine learning
• Awareness and attention to model complexity, power and performance
• Good intuition in making time vs. complexity tradeoffs

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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.