Senior Privacy Engineer - Generative AI & Privacy Technologies at Apple
Cupertino, CA 95014
About the Job
SummaryPosted: Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number:200549288Imagine what you could do here
At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly
Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish
Apple delivers great features and great privacy to our users
The Privacy Engineering team works with teams all across the company to make sure that products and services protect user privacy by designing architectures that reduce the exposure of user data at all levels of the technology stack
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to become a member of the Apple User Privacy Team.DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced engineer to provide privacy guidance to teams across Apple working on machine learning and generative AI infrastructure
This includes feature reviews and the design of new, privacy preserving data collection methodologies to enable the evaluation of AI systems
It also includes guiding the roadmap of privacy technologies at Apple like differential privacy and private federated learning.
In this role you will:
- Review features to identify privacy exposures and partner with teams to design mitigations
- Audit new products to identify bugs in development, and review customer data collected by engineering teams to drive decisions for privacy impact
- Communicate privacy risks and potential mitigations to senior leadership to drive decisions.
- Guide the development of data collection systems that enable training and evaluation of generative AI systems while preserving privacy.
- Partner with cryptographers and technical experts in SWE and AIML to develop our roadmap for privacy technologies, and provide guidance to engineers and leaders on the right privacy technology to use when developing new features.
Successful candidates will need to have superb communication skills and a passion for protecting privacy
Creative problem solving, analytical, and deductive reasoning skills are critical for this position
You will be working on multiple unrelated systems each week, so the ability to learn quickly and an excitement for new things is a must.Key QualificationsPassion for customer privacyStrong collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skillsAbility to learn and research new technologies rapidly, assess privacy exposures, and suggest mitigationsAbility to analyze systems’ architectures for privacy impactAbility to solve complex problems independentlyExperience with foundation models, including training and evaluationExperience with differential privacy or private federated learningProgramming experienceEducation & ExperienceBSCS or equivalent experiencePay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range
This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role
The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation
Learn more about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity
We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics
Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly
Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish
Apple delivers great features and great privacy to our users
The Privacy Engineering team works with teams all across the company to make sure that products and services protect user privacy by designing architectures that reduce the exposure of user data at all levels of the technology stack
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to become a member of the Apple User Privacy Team.DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced engineer to provide privacy guidance to teams across Apple working on machine learning and generative AI infrastructure
This includes feature reviews and the design of new, privacy preserving data collection methodologies to enable the evaluation of AI systems
It also includes guiding the roadmap of privacy technologies at Apple like differential privacy and private federated learning.
In this role you will:
- Review features to identify privacy exposures and partner with teams to design mitigations
- Audit new products to identify bugs in development, and review customer data collected by engineering teams to drive decisions for privacy impact
- Communicate privacy risks and potential mitigations to senior leadership to drive decisions.
- Guide the development of data collection systems that enable training and evaluation of generative AI systems while preserving privacy.
- Partner with cryptographers and technical experts in SWE and AIML to develop our roadmap for privacy technologies, and provide guidance to engineers and leaders on the right privacy technology to use when developing new features.
Successful candidates will need to have superb communication skills and a passion for protecting privacy
Creative problem solving, analytical, and deductive reasoning skills are critical for this position
You will be working on multiple unrelated systems each week, so the ability to learn quickly and an excitement for new things is a must.Key QualificationsPassion for customer privacyStrong collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skillsAbility to learn and research new technologies rapidly, assess privacy exposures, and suggest mitigationsAbility to analyze systems’ architectures for privacy impactAbility to solve complex problems independentlyExperience with foundation models, including training and evaluationExperience with differential privacy or private federated learningProgramming experienceEducation & ExperienceBSCS or equivalent experiencePay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range
This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role
The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation
Learn more about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity
We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics
Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
