Sr. Data Scientist, Apple Services Engineering

Summary

Posted: Nov 14, 2024

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200575338

At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people’s lives. Do you want to make an impact on how decisions are made by Engineering teams? If you love using statistical methods and analysis to influence products design and offerings’ decisions, then look no further! This Data Science team in the Apple Services Engineering organization provides insights through data that drive decision-making for our engineering and product teams. We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist who can work with big data, design and conduct AB tests, perform exploratory analysis, derive and communicate valuable insights, collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other x-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into analytical solutions. This is a high impact role within the experimentation organization. The candidate for this role must have proven expertise in statistical experimentations. This role will be working daily with researchers, engineers and product teams in areas like: UX, Search, Recommendations and others with goals of maintaining and improving our customer experience across App Store, Apple Music, TV and other services.

Description

Partner closely with engineering, product, and machine learning teams. Work falls broadly into these areas: Experimentation: Improve quality of experimentation planning, design and analysis, use advanced techniques and processes to address statistical challenges and accelerate testing. Metrics design: translate business requirements into analytical solutions, explore, validate, standardize and automate pipelines to increase coverage for appropriate KPIs in reporting tools. Ad-hoc analysis to develop customer and product knowledge. Presenting and communicating complex analytical concepts and findings in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Master of Science degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, related engineering field
• Must have: extensive background and proven expertise in statistical experimentation methods, such as AB testing, experimental design, power analysis and non-parametric statistics.
• Knowledge and hands on experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and text data analysis. This includes collecting and cleaning data, performing exploratory data analysis, identifying patterns and trends, feature extraction, modeling and developing sentiment analysis.
• Proficiency in one or more of: SQL, Spark, Python/R/Scala.
• Deep understanding of common data science toolkits, such as pandas, NumPy, dplyr, etc.
• Experience using data visualization tools, such as Tableau, GGplot, matplotlib, seaborn, etc.
• Great communication skills and the ability to explain findings and concepts in layperson terms to key decision makers.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD is preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience in one or more in: Bayesian methods, multi-armed bandit, multivariate testing, and causal inference is a plus.
• Proven track record of working openly and collaboratively in x-functional environment and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Statistical modeling, Machine Learning experience is a plus.

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $165,500 and $293,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.