Apple · 13 hours ago
Machine Learning - Data Scientist
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expApple is seeking a Machine Learning Data Scientist with a passion for computer vision and deep learning. The role involves developing robust methodologies for evaluating foundation models and collaborating with various teams to enhance user experiences and product quality.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Develop robust methodologies to assess the performance of foundation models (e.g., LLMs, vision-language models, etc.) across diverse tasks
Leverage LLMs as judges to perform subjective and open-ended model evaluations (e.g., for summarization, reasoning, or multimodal generation tasks)
Build, curate, and lead evaluation datasets and benchmarks
Collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to define evaluation goals aligned with user experience and product quality
Conduct failure analysis and uncover edge cases to improve model robustness
Contribute to our tools and infrastructure to automate and scale evaluation processes
Qualification
Required
BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
Strong experience in evaluating supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning models
Hands-on experience evaluating LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, PaLM) and using them as scoring/judging mechanisms
Familiarity with multimodal models (e.g., image + text, video + audio) and related evaluation challenges
Proficiency in Python and libraries such as NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow
Solid understanding of statistical testing, sampling, confidence intervals, and metrics (e.g., precision/recall, BLEU, ROUGE, FID, etc.)
Strong documentation skills, including the ability to write technical reports and present to non-technical audiences
Preferred
Experience working with open-source evaluation tools like OpenEval, ELO-based ranking, or LLM-as-a-Judge frameworks
Familiarity with prompt engineering, few-shot or zero-shot evaluation techniques
Experience evaluating generative models (e.g., text generation, image generation)
Prior contributions to ML benchmarks or public evaluations
Strong interpersonal skills
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
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