Research Engineer, Reasoning & Memory - SIML

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$147K-$272K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

80% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Research Engineer, Reasoning & Memory - SIML Cupertino, United States of America The System Intelligence and Machine Learning (SIML) Content Understanding teams are seeking a Research Engineer in Reasoning & Memory Systems. You will be working alonside teams that are in charge of operating system wide embeddings, personalized RAG workstreams, tool calling, context compaction / efficiency & memory systems. Projects are focussed on advancing Apple Intelligence capabilities, while working closely across disciplines with our partners in hardware engineering, design and product. Selected references to our prior work (a) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.13575, (b) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.21075, (c) https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/12/apple-intelligence-now-features-image-playground-genmoji-and-more/ Important attributes expected in the role is fluency in algorithm development (prompt optimization, post training / alignment), and experience with automatic evaluation techniques. The role includes the opportunity to partner with world class system engineers to prototype and incorporate bleeding edge algorithmic innovations in the context of emerging agentic experiences Other responsibilities include testing and upkeep of training infrastructure, whiled partnering with safety/security teams on emerging robustness challenges while aligning models/agents to production needs. Ability to interface with large scale data infrastructure is a huge plus. Apple has a thriving Machine Learning research community. It is expected that role offers the candidate an opportunity to form a strong network of collaborators across the company, while sharing research progress with senior technical leaders at a regular cadence. Minimum Qualifications: PhD, or MSc in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, or a related field (mathematics, physics or computer engineering); with a focus on machine learning, or comparable professional experience Strong ML and

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