IT - Technology Architect | Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence - ALL

Client: Apple

Do you have a pre-identified candidate? New sourcing? Existing Subcon?- New sourcing

Max Hourly Pay Rate to the candidate?: $85 /Hr

Do you have a preferred interview schedule?: Yes

Would you require the candidates to meet you for an in-person interview?: No

Is Skype/WebEx interview, OK?: Yes

Work Location with ZIP: Cupertino CA-95014

Is remote work an option?: No

If remote work, please indicate how many days are required to be in the office and remote: 3 days in a week required to be in the office

Chance to be perm?: Yes

Performance Expectations:

Technical Hiring Criteria (Must Haves)

Top 3 Required skills: Artificial Intelligence, Program Management , Platform Engineer

Years of experience in each of the must-have skills: 7+ Years

Any Certifications required: No

Any additional information you would like to share about the project specs/nature of work: NA

Job Description:

AI-Based Engineering Program Manager (EPM)

Lead as EPM DRI for a high-impact Sales & Trends migration program, driving cross-functional execution across engineering, data science, and analytics teamsManage AI/ML-driven data science and customer-facing analytics programs, ensuring scalable, reliable, and high-quality deliveryDrive execution rigor through roadmaps, status reporting, QBRs, and executive communicationsPartner across teams to navigate complex, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments while aligning dependencies and stakeholdersApply strong technical understanding of data, analytics, and AI/ML systems to guide decisions, identify risks, and ensure program successBring a data-first mindset understanding data meaning, transformations, and impact on metrics, analytics, and AI model outcomes

Minimum Qualification -

8+ years of software development or machine learning experience.

M.S. or PhD in computer science, machine learning, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

4+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Strong programming skills in Python and applied experience with a range of LLMs.

Expert in applying and extending AI agent frameworks (Google ADK, LangChain, etc.).

Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and operating AI agents in production.

Experience deploying AI systems in large-scale, hybrid environments with a focus on performance and reliability.

Preferred Qualification -

A portfolio of deployed agentic systems that have delivered significant, measurable impact.

Experience in evaluation frameworks for AI agents.

Proven expertise in optimizing AI agents for latency, scalability, and cost.

A track record of thought leadership or contributions to the field of agentic AI., Project Code :Master project code for AMP DSA data ope