Apple
AIML - Sr Data Scientist, Evaluation
$150K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Education
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Operational Research, Bioinformatics, Economics, Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Mathematics, Physics, or a similar quantitative field.
About the job
Develop evaluation methods and data-driven insights to improve Apple products, search quality, and user experiences, partnering with engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Research and develop evaluation methods for products such as Siri and Apple Intelligence, and translate them into tools used by product engineering.
- Analyze large, complex datasets and build scalable analysis pipelines, including data collection, quality control, and reporting.
- Partner with product engineering teams to evaluate machine-learning algorithms and user experiences.
What they ask for
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field.
- Proficiency in data science, machine learning, analytics, and statistical data analysis, including experience designing and interpreting experiments and investigations.
- Programming and data-querying skills, including SQL and/or Spark and a scripting language such as Python, R, or Scala.
- Ability to translate business questions into statistical analysis and communicate technical topics to varied audiences.
Nice to have
- Experience with methods addressing accuracy and variability in human annotation data.
- Ability to collaborate across functions and drive projects of varying scope.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 USD base salary
Tools
SQL, Spark, Python, R, Scala
AI focus
Develop evaluation methods for Siri and Apple Intelligence; apply prompt engineering and build LLMs as judges.
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