Apple · 11 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Data
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
6+ years expApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. We are seeking an exceptional and highly-motivated Engineer to lead our team’s data quality and curation process across a variety of core products and technologies, ensuring high quality data and compliance with security and privacy regulations.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Be responsible for the quality and accessibility of the multimodal data (including image, video, text, audio, sensor data, metadata, etc.) generated from various data collections, processing pipelines, and annotations
Design and implement systematic processes, automated pipelines, and collaborate with data collection, data processing, and ML & product engineers to create high quality data, support data-driven product and AIML development, and ensure data compliance with security and privacy regulations
Qualification
Required
6+ years of industry experience architecting and developing scalable and reliable software, pipeline and platforms for validation, analytics and curation on the multimodal data (including image, video, text, audio, sensor data, etc.)
B.S. in Computer Science and/or an equivalent engineering field
Proficiency with programming languages Python, Java, SQL or equivalent
Proficiency with data pipeline, modeling, database and query tools, like Dagster, PostgreSQL, MangoDB, Trino or equivalent
Experience with vision data processing tools like FFmpeg, GStreamer, OpenCV, or equivalent
Able to rotate on-call for mission-critical operations and applications
Preferred
Passion for data quality and curation, code elegance, clear documentation, operational excellence, attention to details and delivering outstanding user experiences
Excellent communication skills with ability to confidently express the benefits and constraints of technology solutions to cross-functional technical and non-technical teams
Experience in building Cloud Data Warehouses in Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery or analogous architectures
Experience with the practical application of data warehousing concepts, methodologies, and frameworks
Experience with AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
Experience with machine learning algorithms for data curation and annotation
Experience in managing a team
Experience with data collection and/or annotation operations
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
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Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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