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Secure But Stagnant Growth

Senior Machine Learning Researcher
Former Employee
Worked at Apple for 2 years
July 9, 2025
New York, New York
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Job security is guaranteed.

Benefits are good.

Best working laptop.

Compensation is not top tier, but still great in the industry.

Cons

Legacy infrastructure, especially the AI/ML technical stack, is more true outside of the AIML org.

There is no career growth.

Project scope is limited.

Organizations and teams are divided.

It is very top-down, but it is not working anymore in this AI 2.0 era.

Functional teams and projects are duplicated here and there. Tools and platforms are duplicated here and there. There is a lack of company-wide planning and strategy.

Advice to Management

Be aggressive on AI, not conservative.

Raise the bar on Infra!

Unify teams and scopes.

Top-down is OK only when leaders are visionary and right.

Dare to fail. Even encourage employees to explore.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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