Apple

AIML - Sr Data Engineer, DMLI

Apple$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or distributed systems.
  • Strong hands-on experience with large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines using Python.
  • Expertise in ETL/ELT development with technologies like Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and Spark.
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform data tools, particularly BigQuery and Dataflow.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integration solutions.
  • Enable reliable analytics and business intelligence capabilities across the organization.
  • Collaborate with teams to support data scientists and ML engineers effectively.
  • Optimize and operate scalable data platforms for high-volume datasets.
  • Implement best practices for testing, version control, and CI/CD.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with cutting-edge technology.
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams.
  • Involvement in major projects that influence architecture decisions.
  • Access to resources and tools for continuous learning and professional development.
Full Job Description
The AI and Machine Learning team is looking for Senior Data Engineer to build world-class data infrastructure and solutions that are used by data scientists, ML engineers and researchers to power Apple Foundation Model lifecycle.

Description

We are looking for a skilled Senior Data Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, data platforms, and data integration solutions that enable reliable analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence capabilities across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Strong software engineering foundation with 5+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or distributed systems.

Strong hands-on experience designing and building large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines using Python and distributed systems.

Expertise in ETL/ELT development, event-driven architectures, and working with high-volume datasets using technologies such as Pub/Sub, Dataflow (Apache Beam), and Spark-based processing (Dataproc or equivalent).

Deep expertise in the Google Cloud Platform data ecosystem, including BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Composer (Airflow). Proven ability to design, optimize, and operate scalable data platforms, with strong experience in BigQuery performance tuning, cost optimization, data modeling, partitioning, clustering, and query optimization at scale.

Proficient in Python, version control, CI/CD practices, testing, and code reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

7+ years of experience in data engineering or large-scale distributed systems.

Experience designing end-to-end data platforms or data mesh architectures.

Strong understanding of data governance, data lineage, and metadata management frameworks.

Experience supporting ML pipelines and MLOps workflows, including feature engineering and training data generation.

Experience building systems with strong reliability, observability, and SLAs (monitoring, alerting, debugging distributed pipelines).

Familiarity with Generative AI / LLM-based systems, including: LLM-powered data workflows, Agentic pipelines, Embedding/vector-based retrieval systems.

Experience influencing architecture decisions across teams and driving technical direction.

Experience collaborating in cross-functional, fast-paced tech environments or cloud-native organizations with a focus on building reliable, maintainable, and production-grade data systems.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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