Senior Software Engineer, Model Inference

Join Apple Maps to help build the best map in the world. In this role on ML Platform, you will help bring advanced deep learning and large language models into high-volume, low-latency, highly available production serving, improving search quality and powering experiences across Maps. You will partner closely with research and product teams, take end-to-end ownership, and deliver measurable results at global scale.

DescriptionAs a Software Engineer on the Apple Maps team, you will lead the design and implementation of large-scale, high-performance inference services that support a wide range of models used across Maps, including deep learning and large language models. You will collaborate closely with research and product partners to bring models into production, with a strong focus on efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Your responsibilities span the full server stack, including onboarding new use cases, optimizing inference across heterogeneous accelerated compute hardware, deploying services on Kubernetes, building and integrating inference engines and control-plane components, and ensuring seamless integration with Maps infrastructure.\