AI Data & Infrastructure Engineer
Apple
- Location
- Onsite (Sunnyvale, California)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the Role
Apple's Manufacturing Systems and Infrastructure team seeks an AI Data & Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate scalable AI data systems. This role powers enterprise GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities to enable manufacturing workflow automation across global factory sites.
Skills
Python
SQL
Java
Scala
Spark
Kafka
Airflow
Kubeflow
MLflow
Ray
Kubernetes
Docker
RAG
LLMs
Data Engineering
Infrastructure as Code
Full job details
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new insights have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish.
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.
Manufacturing Systems and Infrastructure (MSI) team is an engineering organization under the Product Operations org. MSI is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of systems tools, services, and applications required to efficiently run manufacturing operations at scale across global factory sites. As an AI Data & Infrastructure Engineer with the MSI team, you will won the end to end design, build, and operation of scalable AI data systems that power enterprise GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities. Your work spans core platform services, data pipeline development and infrastructure provisioning, enabling manufacturing workflow automation through Agents and Agent skills.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field. 8+ Experience designing and building scalable data platforms and distributed systems. Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with proficiency in Java or Scala preferred. Experience with Airflow, Kubeflow, or MLflow to build and orchestrate scalable AI data pipelines. Experience building scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using Spark (PySpark), Kafka, Airflow, and Ray, with proficiency in Pandas and modern data lake/lakehouse architectures (e.g., Iceberg, Delta Lake). Experience using modern development tools, including AI-assisted coding tools, while applying sound engineering judgment to review, validate, and improve generated code. Knowledge of RAG architectures, embedding generation, vector databases, and AI data preparation for LLMs and agentic AI. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code. Demonstrated ability to understand complex user workflows, translate them into practical technical solutions, and collaborate across teams to deliver measurable outcomes. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, business focused insights.
Experience with or a strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic Systems, or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows. Experience integrating LLMs into existing systems Experience with API design, both for other engineers to use, but also for AI systems. Experience working with manufacturing, operational, IoT, or industrial data platforms. Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.
Description
Manufacturing Systems and Infrastructure (MSI) team is an engineering organization under the Product Operations org. MSI is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of systems tools, services, and applications required to efficiently run manufacturing operations at scale across global factory sites. As an AI Data & Infrastructure Engineer with the MSI team, you will won the end to end design, build, and operation of scalable AI data systems that power enterprise GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities. Your work spans core platform services, data pipeline development and infrastructure provisioning, enabling manufacturing workflow automation through Agents and Agent skills.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field. 8+ Experience designing and building scalable data platforms and distributed systems. Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with proficiency in Java or Scala preferred. Experience with Airflow, Kubeflow, or MLflow to build and orchestrate scalable AI data pipelines. Experience building scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using Spark (PySpark), Kafka, Airflow, and Ray, with proficiency in Pandas and modern data lake/lakehouse architectures (e.g., Iceberg, Delta Lake). Experience using modern development tools, including AI-assisted coding tools, while applying sound engineering judgment to review, validate, and improve generated code. Knowledge of RAG architectures, embedding generation, vector databases, and AI data preparation for LLMs and agentic AI. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code. Demonstrated ability to understand complex user workflows, translate them into practical technical solutions, and collaborate across teams to deliver measurable outcomes. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, business focused insights.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with or a strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic Systems, or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows. Experience integrating LLMs into existing systems Experience with API design, both for other engineers to use, but also for AI systems. Experience working with manufacturing, operational, IoT, or industrial data platforms. Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.