Apple

Data Engineer - Health Sensing

Apple • $130K — $155K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience building and maintaining data pipelines
  • Proficiency in Python with a focus on clean, maintainable code
  • Familiarity with SQL for structured data manipulation
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Spark for distributed computing
  • Background in ETL development and data transformation workflows
  • Preferred experience with healthcare datasets and cloud environments

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable data systems for time-series health data
  • Implement ETL pipelines using distributed computing frameworks
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements for data architecture
  • Build tools and dashboards for health data visualization
  • Work with cross-functional teams for integration and testing of data solutions
  • Drive standardization and reusability of data architecture across studies
  • Contribute to the development of a company-wide health data platform

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with diverse teams
  • Opportunity to contribute directly to health research advancements
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools in healthcare
  • Professional growth opportunities within a leading tech company
Full Job Description
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Data Engineer to join our team focused on powering cutting-edge health research through scalable and reliable data systems. In this role, you'll design and build high-throughput, distributed data pipelines that ingest, process, and transform large volumes of sensor data collected from health studies. Your work will directly contribute to the advancement of health research and product development at Apple.

- Design and develop scalable, parallelized data systems to process complex, time-series health data captured from consumer-grade sensors.

- Implement robust ETL pipelines using distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark to ingest and transform binary and proprietary data formats.

- Collaborate with study stakeholders to gather requirements and contribute to the study design process, ensuring data architecture supports evolving research needs.

- Build tools and dashboards to visualize health data and support data exploration, analysis, and research insights.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams including Software, Algorithms, and Quality Engineering to support design, integration, testing, and deployment of health data solutions.

- Own and evolve data architecture by driving standardization and reusability across studies, contributing to the development of a company-wide health data platform.

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field.

Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience building and maintaining data pipelines or distributed data systems.

Proficiency in Python and strong programming skills with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and high-performance code.

Familiarity in SQL for querying, transforming, and analyzing structured data.

Hands-on experience with distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark.

Experience with ETL development, data modeling, and data transformation workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with sensor data, time-series data, or healthcare datasets.

Experience working in cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

Familiarity with job orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar workflow schedulers.

Comfort working in Linux-based environments, including scripting, system navigation, and basic troubleshooting.

Exposure to clinical studies, FDA validation processes, or working in regulated health environments.

Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical partners.

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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