Apple
AIML - Data Scientist, Evaluation
$150K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of data science experience; PhD preferred.
- Education
- Master degree in a technical or quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Linguistics, or Physics.
About the job
Develops evaluation methods and analytical insights to assess Apple AI products, identify quality issues, and inform product improvements.
What you'll do
- Analyze structured and linguistic data and worldwide product usage to identify weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
- Define metrics and instrumentation strategies to evaluate new features, and analyze A/B experiments and user behavior.
- Build analytical models and LLM-based evaluation workflows with engineering and product partners, supporting a privacy-first strategy.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of data science experience applying quantitative methods to structured and unstructured data.
- Strong Python and SQL skills, including data manipulation, processing, and analytics pipelines.
- Experience with LLM-driven analytics workflows, Python coding frameworks, and evaluation pipelines.
- Master degree in a technical or quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Linguistics, or Physics.
Nice to have
- PhD.
- Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and LLMs.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (base salary)
Tools
Python, SQL, LLMs, Natural Language Processing (NLP)
AI focus
Uses statistical and LLM analysis, language-data methods, and evaluation workflows to assess Apple AI products and inform their improvement.
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