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ML - Data Scientist

Apple· Hardware
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Sunnyvale, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Evaluates generative image and video features at Apple, building evaluation systems, annotation programs, and automated metrics to convert quality judgments into measurable signals that influence model development and release decisions. Own end-to-end quality evaluation from dataset design to recommendations, and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Build the measurement foundation by designing and maintaining golden sets and evaluation sets, analyzing data distributions to ensure representative results and coverage of defects.
  • Conduct human evaluation at quality, write and iterate annotation guidelines and label schemas, and build or adapt lightweight labeling tools for image and video review; monitor annotator quality and resolve guideline ambiguities.
  • Automate repeatable parts by developing automated metrics and LLM-as-judge systems, calibrating them against human labels, and tracking divergences.
  • Make results decision-ready by reporting model-vs-model comparisons with confidence intervals, significance testing, and breakdowns by hotspot, content type, and failure mode; derive root-cause findings and prioritized recommendations.
  • Set the bar with partners by defining quality standards with ML, engineering, and design, and communicating results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

  • MS and a minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning evaluation, algorithm analysis, or related technical disciplines.
  • Experience designing and analyzing evaluations and experiments, especially for ML or generative model quality, including sampling design, significance testing, and confidence intervals.
  • Strong Python skills and comfort with SQL, with the ability to build and maintain evaluation pipelines and small tools.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted analysis workflows, foundation models, agentic systems, or intelligent automation approaches for technical problem solving.

Skills

Required:PythonSQLExperimental design and statisticsCommunication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • education-related reimbursement including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder opportunities via stock programs
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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