Apple
Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist, Software Engineering
Found: January 11, 2026
This role is based in Cupertino, California.
Compensation:
$141,800 - $258,600 per year
What you'll do:
Utilize data to inform product decisions, conduct exploratory data analysis, and develop metrics and visualizations.
Responsibilities:
- Design foundational datasets and reports for leadership.
- Develop scalable metrics frameworks and data pipelines.
- Collaborate with Engineering to implement telemetry while ensuring user privacy.
- Identify data-driven insights to enhance user experience.
- Lead innovative analyses to deepen understanding of software products.
- Explore Generative AI opportunities to optimize workflows.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python or R).
- 3+ years of data science experience, preferably in consumer tech.
- Strong fundamentals in data engineering and machine learning.
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Spark or Hadoop.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with LLM-driven workflows or Generative AI.
- Experience in designing scalable data systems.
- Strong product mindset focused on user experience improvement.