Data Scientist, Audio Telemetry Intelligence

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$166,600–$296,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Data Scientist, Audio Telemetry Intelligence

Data Scientist, Audio Telemetry Intelligence joins the Audio Technology team within the Media Graphics Compute Technologies group to optimize audio experiences across a portfolio of consumer electronics. This role focuses on advancing telemetry intelligence by analyzing large-scale audio session and device telemetry data to uncover patterns in user behavior and system adjustments. The successful candidate will build and maintain data pipelines, develop analytical workflows, and translate insights into actionable improvements for sound quality, noise cancellation, and voice recognition. Key responsibilities include creating reliable datasets, automating internal tools, and supporting experimentation. Required skills include Python for scripting and automation, advanced SQL for querying large-scale datasets, and experience with Apache Spark or other distributed processing frameworks. The role specifically addresses the technical challenge of using telemetry data to drive predictive and adaptive system behaviors in audio hardware.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $211329 from 80 postings across 29 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Analyze large-scale audio session and device telemetry data to identify patterns in user behavior and system adjustments.
  • Develop analytical workflows and datasets that support scalable analysis and experimentation.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines to transform raw telemetry into reliable analytical datasets.
  • Identify opportunities for predictive or adaptive system behaviors to improve the device audio experience.
  • Translate telemetry insights into actionable product improvements in collaboration with engineering and product teams.
  • Improve data accessibility and reliability through automation and internal data tooling.
  • Support experimentation and data-driven decision making across various audio and device interaction scenarios.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
  • 3+ years of full-time professional experience in data science, data engineering, or machine learning roles.
  • Strong programming skills in Python for data analysis, scripting, and automation.
  • Advanced SQL skills for querying and analyzing large-scale datasets.
  • Experience building or maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
  • Experience working with large-scale or distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark.
  • Solid understanding of data modeling, data quality, and analytical dataset development.
  • Proven experience applying statistical analysis or machine learning techniques to behavioral datasets.
  • Experience with telemetry, time-series data, predictive modeling, or real-time streaming pipelines (preferred).
  • Experience using AI-assisted tools, large-scale cloud infrastructure, Git, and strong communication skills (preferred).

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