Senior Software Engineer - Machine Translation Automation
Apple
Software Engineering
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Dec 12, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Role Number:200582913
Join our innovative Apple Machine Translation team and be at the forefront of revolutionizing human-computer interaction. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will focus on developing and enhancing our Machine Learning Automation and Tooling. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable, robust, and efficient model automation pipelines that power our language technologies.
Description
Machine Translation is a critical technology that enables connecting people across language barriers. The Apple MT organization is responsible for the R&D of state-of-the-art approaches to MT as well as applications of this technology (e.g., Translate app, Safari web page translation and System-wide translation). We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to focus on the end-to-end development and continuous optimization of our machine translation model automation pipelines. You will leverage expertise in big data processing, deep learning, and ML CI/CD pipelines to drive model deployment from prototype to production scale. Strong collaboration skills are essential as you will work closely with research, client and other engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on machine learning or natural language processing.
- Proficiency in Python programming language.
- Experience with big data technologies like Spark or Hadoop.
- Knowledge of orchestration or model management systems (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow).
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Knowledge of machine translation (MT), natural language processing (NLP), or automatic speech recognition (ASR).
- Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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