The goal of Maps Search team is to take Apple’s Maps to the next level of intelligence and accuracy using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. Engineers and scientists on our team work on a wide spectrum of approaches to improve search experiences on Apple Maps. In this role, some of the projects you will contribute to include but are not limited to: •Develop and optimize ML algorithms to handle key issues in local search: query understanding, intent modeling, ranking and semantic search •Design and develop tools, processes and analytics for backend data-extraction pipelines - along with performing hands-on analyses to answer hard hypotheses/questions.•Collaborate with various teams (e.g., infrastructure, quality, data) to develop exciting features and contribute towards our mission of best search experience to our end-users.