Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, iCloud

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Salary

$181K-$318K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

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

114% 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.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, iCloud Cupertino, United States of America In Apple's iCloud services organization, efficiency is not just a technical goal; it's an essential part of our commitment to environmental sustainability and optimal resource utilization. This team plays a pivotal role in ensuring that our cloud services are not only robust and reliable but also efficiently utilize resources at scale. This team also focuses on ML-driven forecasting, capacity planning, resource optimization, and the development of sophisticated cost models for iCloud's large-scale services. As a Sr. ML Optimization Engineer, you will work at the intersection of systems engineering, infrastructure strategy, applied analytics, machine learning, and large-scale optimization. You will have the unique opportunity to collaborate closely with experts, contribute to cutting-edge forecasting and optimization strategies, and directly impact millions of users globally. Our team is at the forefront of driving efficiency in one of the world's largest cloud infrastructures, supporting billions of devices globally. The Sr. ML Optimization Engineer will be a key player in Apple's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of its cloud services. This role involves in-depth analysis of infrastructure usage patterns, and data-driven capacity planning to ensure scalability and reliability while minimizing resource wastage. You will help optimize the design, deployment, and operation of iCloud services. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, data scientists, and finance experts to develop and implement strategies that align with Apple's cloud sustainability and resource utilization principles. You will formulate and solve large-scale optimization problems to allocate capacity, schedule workloads,

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