Apple

AIML - Sr Manager, Evaluation - Data Science & Insights

Apple$160K — $190K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in data science and machine learning evaluation, including 3+ years of team leadership.
  • Advanced degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or similar field.
  • Proven experience managing teams of 7+ data scientists or machine learning engineers.
  • Strong background in human evaluation methodology for consumer products at scale.
  • Hands-on experience in building and deploying LLM-based autograders and rubrics.
  • Exceptional communication skills for effective interaction with engineers and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of data scientists in evaluation processes for Apple Intelligence and Siri AI.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive product quality and innovation.
  • Balance trade-offs in feature development to meet customer expectations for quality and privacy.
  • Drive proactive improvements in models and features through evaluation methodologies.
  • Oversee the implementation of human evaluation methodologies in consumer-facing products.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-profile projects impacting millions of users.
  • Collaboration with industry-leading teams in AI and machine learning.
  • Focus on product quality and privacy in cutting-edge technology.
  • Career development through leadership and mentoring opportunities.
  • Engagement in a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
Apple's AIML Evaluation team is looking for a seasoned, technical leader to lead a team within our Data Science and Insights organization. The organization leads Evaluation for Apple Intelligence, Siri AI and a large portfolio of other billion+ user facing features in SWE.

Successful candidates will have strong experience in traditional human evaluation methodology, in addition to hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based autograders and rubrics, and using these tools to proactively drive improvements in models and agentic features.

Description

As a Senior Manager on the Data Science and Insights team, you'll lead a team of data scientists focused on a core pillar of evaluation, in close collaboration with teams across the company. Your experience will enable you to thoughtfully balance the various tradeoffs involved in creating successful features that meet Apple's high customer expectations for both quality and privacy.

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years of experience in data science and machine learning evaluation, including 3+ years leading technical teams

Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or similar

Demonstrated track record of running teams of 7+ data scientists and/or machine learning engineers

Strong experience in human evaluation methodology for consumer-facing products at scale

Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based autograders and rubrics, and using them to drive proactive improvements in models and agentic features

Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with engineers and senior leaders

Preferred Qualifications

Experience evaluating large consumer AI products such as conversational assistants, search systems, or agentic features

Experience with logging infrastructure and instrumentation for AI product quality measurement

Track record of growing senior individual contributors and leads from within your team and, where needed, recruiting data science and machine learning talent in competitive hiring markets

Familiarity with evaluation frameworks for agentic systems and tool-use

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.

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