
Robot ML Engineer
Required skills
- robotics
- AI/ML systems
- software engineering
- robot planning
- decision making
- reasoning under uncertainty
- POMDPs
- intent prediction
- complex AI systems
- software stack
Nice to have
- ML approaches
- LLMs
- VLMs
- VLAs
- Diffusion Models
- classical robotic algorithms
Role summary
Apple is seeking a self-motivated Robotics ML Engineer with strong technical and interpersonal skills to join a team of highly skilled engineers and scientists. This role involves designing, implementing, evaluating, and debugging AI/ML systems to solve real-world robotics problems and integrating them into larger software stacks. The position requires a strong software engineering background and proficiency in robot planning and decision-making, with preferred experience in modern ML approaches and classical robotic algorithms. Familiarity with the full robotics stack and Swift is a plus.
Description
As a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a group of highly skilled engineers and scientists to bring new experiences to Apple products. This position requires a self-motivated robotics engineer with strong technical and interpersonal skills to handle responsibilities including: - Designing and implementing AI/ML systems to solve real-world problems - Evaluating and debugging complex AI systems - Integrating intricate AI systems into a larger software stack
Minimum Qualifications
MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Math or related field Strong software engineering background Ability to break down large features and implement practical solutions Curiosity about new technologies, flexibility, and openness to ambiguity Strong proficiency with robot planning / decision making (e.g. reasoning under uncertainty, POMDPs, intent prediction, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Strong proficiency with modern ML approaches (LLMs/VLMs/VLAs, Diffusion Models, etc.) Strong proficiency with classical robotic algorithms (optimization, graph search, etc.) Familiarity with the full robotics stack (controls, perception, motion planning, etc.) Familiarity with Swift and Apple developer tools
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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