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Software Engineer, Siri Attention and Invocation

At Apple - Cupertino

Posted on Oct 19

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Apple

Software Engineer, Siri Attention and Invocation

Cupertino, CA$150,400 – $277,600Posted 19 days ago

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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.

Join the Siri Attention and Invocation team and play a part in the next revolution of Siri interaction. We are a group of engineers dedicated to making Siri an exceptional conversational partner and an attentive listener, focusing on innovative multimodal machine learning solutions that enhance user experiences across Apple's entire device ecosystem. Here, you'll do more than join something-you'll contribute something meaningful to a technology that helps millions of people get things done, just by asking.

Siri Attention and Invocation's Platform team is seeking a passionate software engineer to shape the foundational platform on new hardware. Our team develops the platform that powers Siri's natural and conversational features across all Apple devices and operating systems. In this role you will architect elegant solutions to complex system-level challenges, solve critical issues across the technical stack, and help make critical decisions that will define user experience.

You will work with software engineers, machine learning engineers, and scientists across technical areas spanning the full range of Siri's capabilities. You will work with exciting new hardware; and closely partner with silicon, firmware, hardware, and software teams to explore strategic intersection areas, and build Siri features that work seamlessly creating unique, powerful and secure user experiences. While this role involves working with hardware, your focus will be on higher-level software - not on firmware or embedded systems development.

Description

You'll join a team that develops the front door to Siri experience. As a software engineer you will be developing and maintaining the on-device platform that powers Siri features aimed at making Siri attentive and conversational.

Your day-to-day will involve developing an efficient framework that will integrate Siri audio, and support run-time execution of various machine learning models that are at the core of a Siri interaction.

You will develop algorithms and run experiments aimed at improving Siri invocation, and make latency/accuracy trade-offs that directly affect user experience.

You'll drive software features across the full development cycle - from prototype to production -each phase presenting distinct challenges and learning opportunities.

As part of a fast-moving, intellectually curious team, you'll play a key role in reimagining how millions of people interact with Siri.","responsibilities":"Build, maintain and extend Siri Attention and Invocation platform on shipping and new Apple devices.

Develop new Siri Invocation features, and maintain shipping features.

Define metrics, implement logging to improve observability of Siri features.

Partner with Siri Data and cross functional partner teams to enhance Siri user experience.

Work closely with Siri Quality teams to ensure high-quality features are shipped.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in CS, ML, EE/EECS or related field.

Programming experience with Swift

Deep understanding of operating system fundamentals.

Expertise in multi-threading, concurrent processing, software performance and optimization.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor' degree in CS, ML, EE/EECS or related field.

Proficiency in writing production quality object-oriented code. (C++, Objective C)

Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to distill and explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Naturally curious about how systems work and motivated to solve complex problems.

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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.

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