Apple

Data Scientist - Core Insights, Apple Ads

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Business Analytics, Data Science, or similar roles.
  • Strong SQL skills on platforms like Snowflake or AWS Athena and proficiency in Python (Pandas, SciPy, scikit-learn).
  • Experience in diagnosing metric movement through experimentation or performance investigations.
  • Ability to communicate analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Own core Apple Ads business KPIs and investigate performance changes proactively.
  • Conduct deep dives on key drivers, including seasonality and causal hypotheses.
  • Establish decision-oriented reporting and dashboards for analytics.
  • Apply statistical analysis to understand performance and translate findings into recommendations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business decision-making.
  • Utilize experimentation and machine learning to enhance business insights.

Benefits

  • Work in a highly collaborative and innovative environment.
  • Gain exposure to cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics.
  • Opportunity to influence significant business metrics and outcomes.
  • Be part of a focus on user privacy and ethical advertising practices.
Full Job Description
Core Insights partners closely with Product, Partner Development, Marketplace, and Leadership to answer three fundamental questions: How is the business performing? What changed, and why? What should we do next? This role is business-first. You will own the health of key business metrics, investigate performance changes, and translate analysis into clear insights and recommended actions. Advanced analytics and machine learning may be used where appropriate, but success in this role is defined by judgment, clarity, and business impact rather than technical sophistication alone. This role may be filled by candidates with varying levels of machine learning experience. All hires are expected to own business KPIs end to end, explain performance changes clearly, and influence decisions through insights. Some candidates will primarily focus on reporting, experimentation, and driver analysis, while others may apply machine learning to scale analysis or surface patterns. In all cases, success is defined by business impact. As part of this team, you will: * Own the health of core Apple Ads business KPIs and proactively investigate performance changes * Perform deep-dives of key drivers , including baselines, seasonality, segmentation, and causal hypotheses * Build and maintain clear, decision-oriented reporting and dashboards * Apply statistical analysis and data science techniques to understand business performance, diagnose metric movement, and translate analytical findings into concrete recommendations for cross-functional partners * Partner closely with Product, Partner Development, Marketplace, and Leadership to support business decisions * Apply experimentation, statistical analysis, and machine learning where they meaningfully improve business understanding or outcomes Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning or a related field, or related experience 5+ years of experience in Business Analytics, Data Science, or a related analytical role Strong SQL (Snowflake, AWS Athena or similar platforms) and Python skills (experience using libraries such as Pandas, SciPy, and scikit-learn) with demonstrated end-to-end analytics ownership Experience diagnosing metric movement through experimentation, lift analysis, or performance investigations Ability to explain analytical work clearly to non-technical audiences Experience partnering cross-functionally in ambiguous, fast-moving environments Experience working in digital advertising, marketplaces, or other performance-driven consumer businesses Familiarity with metrics related to auctions, pricing, supply and demand, or performance optimization Experience building and maintaining business-facing dashboards or recurring performance reporting Comfort influencing decisions without perfect data Experience applying machine learning to real-world business problems with clear downstream impact

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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Size
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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