Apple

Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Ad Campaign Optimization

Apple$162K — $195K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in machine learning and quantitative optimization at scale
  • Expertise in machine learning, quantitative methods, or reinforcement learning
  • Proficient in producing high-quality production code from research concepts
  • Skilled in defining research hypotheses with clear business impacts
  • Expertise in design of experiments and online experimentation at scale
  • Experience in cross-functional communication with stakeholders and executives
  • Proficient in Java or Python and familiar with Spark or Hadoop

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable advertising solutions for campaign optimization
  • Develop next-gen budget and bid optimization tools for Apple Ads
  • Implement state-of-the-art machine learning techniques
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance advertiser experience
  • Advocate for research and development objectives to business leadership
  • Work under tight deadlines, maintaining team performance
  • Drive optimal campaign performance metrics and advertiser satisfaction

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career growth within a leading tech company
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Cutting-edge technology and tools to innovate in the ad space
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • Impactful projects that resonate globally with diverse audiences
Full Job Description
We are seeking a self-motivated individual that will build out the next generation of our ads platforms and ensure that Apple provides the most relevant and high quality ads experience while maintaining a healthy marketplace. You should have experience developing and implementing machine learning or optimization algorithms, ideally within the ads space, recommendations, or search relevance. You will have an excellent understanding of scalable architectures and thrive working in Agile environments.

Description

In this role, you will design and build scalable solutions that enable advertisers to optimize for their campaign goals and performance on the Apple Ads. You will have the opportunity to build the next generation solutions for budget and bid optimization that enable driving optimal campaign performance and advertiser experience. You will have the opportunity to apply your ability to move the state of the art techniques in a fast growing business that positively impacts publishers, developers and Apple users at global scale. The ability to be a great teammate under tight deadline constraints is key to success.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience building machine learning and quantitative optimization capabilities across many different product areas at scale

Experience in machine learning, quantitative methods, control systems, or reinforcement learning

Ability to apply and implement research concepts, ultimately in production quality code

Experience defining clear, testable research hypotheses, including intended impact on the business

Deep knowledge of design of experiments, online experimentation approaches, preferably at scale

Ability to formulate and advocate for R&D objectives and results to cross-functional team members including executive business leadership and product management

Experience contributing and/or reviewing research for top conferences and publications

Deep fluency in Java or Python.

Experience with Spark, Hadoop or other distributed frameworks.

Masters in Machine Learning, Statistics, Control Theory, Forecasting, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning or related field with experience building production systems or have equivalent experience working with large data science / machine learning projects in industry.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in ads optimization, recommendations, or search relevance optimization is highly preferred

PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Control Theory, Forecasting, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning or related field with experience building production systems or have equivalent experience working with large data science / machine learning projects in industry.

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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