Applied Research Engineer - Multimodal AI

About the role

We are seeking an Applied Research Engineer with demonstrated experience in applied machine learning and generative AI. In this role, you'll build multimodal agent systems, translating research ideas into production-ready solutions for Apple products. Your work will encompass building and shipping agentic systems alongside developing evaluation tools and frameworks-understanding limitations, systematically analyzing failure modes, and creating methodologies to improve robustness, safety, and real-world generalization. This role offers the unique opportunity to impact millions of users while working at the intersection of research and production. You'll collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers, access cutting-edge hardware platforms, and solve novel problems in on-device AI that few organizations can address. Your work will directly shape how people interact with multimodal AI in Apple products. This role spans multiple dimensions of agent development - including context optimization, multi-turn orchestration, tool use, planning, evaluation, robustness analysis, and system optimization. Depending on experience and strengths, candidates may focus on different aspects of the agent lifecycle while contributing to the shared mission of building next-generation multimodal agents