Apple AI/ML

Meta
NbPl43

Go to company page Meta

NbPl43
Apr 17 15 Comments

How is Apple AIML? Heard mixed feedbacks of it on Blind, including
Cons:
1. Very top down culture and PM driven.
2. Siloed. Each team works independently. Very little information sharing.
3. ML technique/infrastructure is not as good as other large companies like google and meta.
4. Lots of people from google and culture is mixed and wired (in a negative way?).

Pros:
Good pay and refresh
WLB is good in some teams

For people working/worked at Apple AIML What do you think? Are points 1-4 true or false?
If those cons are true. Can you give more details? How does it impact your happiness/wlb and growth?

Thanks!

comments

Want to comment? LOG IN or SIGN UP
TOP 15 Comments
  • Apple
    Bolox3

    Go to company page Apple

    Bolox3
    I've been at AIML for more than 4 years as ict4

    No. 1 is false (see my comment above).
    No. 2 is generally correct, sometimes leading to different teams working on the same problem.
    No. 3 is true. Infrastructure has improved, but I'm sure is not as good as meta/google.
    No. 4 is half-true. There's a mix, but I don't think it acts in a "negative" way. In general, diversity is a good thing.

    Overall, 1-4 don't bother me that much. More bothersome is that the level of talent varies wildly and there are too many wannabe amateurs, but this may be a problem in the ML industry in general, not just Apple.

    If you're good and can prove it, then you'll have a good life at Apple AIML.
    Apr 17 3
  • Cons 1+2 and both your pros are true for all of Apple and not AI/ML specific
    Apr 17 0
  • Apple
    Bolox3

    Go to company page Apple

    Bolox3
    AIML is top-down?? I don't feel that at all. ICTs propose and work on weird half-baked stuff all the time and their managers dutifully cheerlead them. Maybe junior-level software engineers would get stuff assigned to them, but that's mostly because they aren't experienced enough (or knowledgeable on ML) to propose stuff on their own.
    Apr 17 3
  • Flagged by the community.

  • Samsung
    carnegie๐Ÿ‰

    Go to company page Samsung

    carnegie๐Ÿ‰
    Donโ€™t go to ๐ŸŽ
    Apr 17 0