Apple

Sr. Data Engineer, iCloud Insights Engineering

Apple • $130K — $155K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles with a strong focus on complex data pipelines.
  • Proficiency in SQL for querying, manipulating, and analyzing very large datasets.
  • Advanced skills in Python or similar languages, and experience with distributed computing frameworks like Spark.
  • Experience with data engineering tools, pipeline development, and data model design for analytics.
  • Exceptional communication skills for conveying complex data concepts to various stakeholders.
  • Strong time management abilities to handle multiple competing projects and priorities.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or Mathematics.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve e-commerce and media streaming services.
  • Build and maintain complex data pipelines and models at scale for analytics and reporting.
  • Translate complex data concepts to product, business, and engineering stakeholders.
  • Manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively under tight deadlines.
  • Utilize advanced programming skills to manipulate and analyze large datasets.

Benefits

  • Open and inclusive company culture promoting rapid iteration and independent thinking.
  • Opportunity to work with leading e-commerce and media streaming companies.
  • Collaborative environment with diverse teams across product, design, and engineering.
  • Encouragement of calculated risk-taking in problem-solving and project execution.
  • Professional growth opportunities within a fast-paced technology-driven organization.
Full Job Description
Description

We work on some of the largest e-commerce and media streaming businesses in the world and have an incredible team collaborating on the best ways to improve these services for our customers! Our culture is built on rapid iteration, open debate, and independent thinking - we take calculated risks and work as analytical advisors across product, design, engineering, marketing, editorial, legal, and business teams.

Minimum Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles, with demonstrated expertise building and maintaining complex data pipelines and data models at scale
• Strong proficiency with SQL and proven experience querying, manipulating, and analyzing internet-scale data structures and very large datasets
• Advanced proficiency with Python or similar languages, and experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark) for complex data manipulation and analytics
• Demonstrated experience with data engineering tools and concepts, including pipeline development, data model design, and aggregation strategies in support of analytics and reporting
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts for diverse audiences including product, business, and engineering stakeholders
• Strong time management skills with the ability to balance multiple projects with competing priorities
• BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in a fast-paced technology company, digital subscription business, or e-commerce platform, navigating complex data ecosystems
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, or metadata management concepts
• MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, or a related field

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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