Senior Machine Learning Engineer / Scientist (Experimentation)

Apple • Cupertino, CA

74d

About The Position

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers' experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they're looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes-from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone. Ads ML Experimentation team is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer / Scientist who will help drive innovation. This is a hands-on role for developing & supporting product features. This role requires partnering with cross-functional teams to effectively coordinate the complex interdependencies inherent in application development. A successful candidate has strong technical skills and is eager to create intuitive user experiences; they have a keen eye for the details that surprise and delight our customers. While understanding our product features, you will perform rigorous analysis, measure performance and make data-driven decisions. Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to design, implement and evolve the user facing features of the multivariate experimentation platform. Promote experimentation best practices across the organization. Execute on the experimentation roadmap and future integrations with data-driven prioritization. Exercise strong judgment and make thoughtful decisions with ambiguous situations. Strike the right balance between short-term wins vs. long-term success based on various constraints. You will join and contribute to a culture that emphasizes observability and understandability, reliability, resiliency, simplicity, reusability, extensibility, scalability, velocity and productivity. We are one team, nurturing each other's growth and supporting each other in delivering for our customers and Apple.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, or a related field (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD).
• 10+ years of industry experience building scalable applications.
• Curious business attitude with a proven ability to seek projects with a sense of ownership.
• Excellent communication, social and presentation skills.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with advanced statistical and causal inference.
• Experience collaborating with UX designers to prototype the user experience during the design phase.
• Prior experience in building highly performative Experimentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support product features for the Ads ML Experimentation team.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate complex interdependencies in application development.
• Perform rigorous analysis and measure performance to make data-driven decisions.
• Design, implement, and evolve user-facing features of the multivariate experimentation platform.
• Promote experimentation best practices across the organization.
• Execute on the experimentation roadmap and future integrations with data-driven prioritization.
• Exercise strong judgment and make thoughtful decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Balance short-term wins with long-term success based on various constraints.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees