Apple

Backend Engineer (Python)

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1 day ago
Bengaluru, IndiaMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Build Apple’s AI Data and ML platforms.
  • Create custom solutions from the ground up and customize open-source products for Apple’s needs.
  • Develop innovative tools and frameworks that extend across AiDP platforms.
  • Architect AI systems on cloud platforms.
  • Ship production-grade AI-driven solutions to internal or external customers.
  • Build systems around pretrained models using prompt engineering, fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, and agent orchestration.
  • Implement secure agentic workflows with MCP, tool-calling, and OAuth-based authentication.
  • Conduct customer discovery and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues independently.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 3 years of overall software or platform development experience.
  • Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python and ideally one or more additional languages such as TypeScript, Java, or Golang.
  • Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms.
  • Knowledge of LLM serving and inference frameworks.
  • At least 1 year of experience shipping production-grade AI-driven solutions to external or internal customers.
  • Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.
  • Experience with applied AI focused on pretrained models, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, and agent orchestration.
  • Ability to implement secure agentic workflows using MCP, tool-calling, and OAuth-based authentication.
  • Foundation and application experience in data structures and algorithms.
  • Understanding of and hands-on experience managing at least one distributed system, such as Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
  • Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Strong communication skills for customer discovery and explaining technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
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About Apple

10,000+ employees

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services for consumers and professionals worldwide, including iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, plus platforms like iOS/macOS and services such as the App Store, iCloud, Music, and TV+. Its business combines device sales with services and subscriptions and in-house silicon design. Founded in 1976, Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California, and trades on NASDAQ as AAPL.

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