Principal Backend Infrastructure Engineer - AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms

Apple · Santa Clara, CA · Machine Learning and AI

principal machine learning AI Infrastructure Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Mar 24, 2026

About this role

Apple is hiring a principal-level AI Infrastructure Engineer in the machine learning function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Flink, RAG.

Role
AI Infrastructure Engineer
Function
machine learning
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Department
Machine Learning and AI
Posted
Mar 24, 2026

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Job description

from Apple careers

Do you want to make Apple products more intelligent for our users? The AIML Information Intelligence teams are building groundbreaking technology for algorithmic search and recommendation, machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence.

The features we build are redefining how hundreds of millions of people use their computers and mobile devices to search and find what they are looking for. Apple's universal search engine powers search features across a variety of its products, including Siri, Spotlight, Safari, Music, App Store, Video, and many more.

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