Evaluation Science Lead

Apple Inc

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Cupertino, CA
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$175,500–$311,700 / yr
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2 days ago
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TL;DR · Evaluation Science Lead

JOB TITLE: Evaluation Science Lead The Evaluation Science Lead joins the Globalization Quality and Operations team as a strategic individual contributor to define how multilingual Globalization AI solutions are measured and validated across Apple Services. You will own the scientific rigor behind measuring AI performance across over 50 languages and dozens of markets. Key responsibilities include designing statistically grounded evaluation frameworks, architecting scalable workflows blending human annotation with automated systems, and building continuous performance monitoring and drift-detection systems. You will use R, Python, and SQL to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for Engineering and leadership. The role focuses on the intersection of language, culture, and AI, specifically solving the problem of ensuring high-quality, culturally-informed linguistic performance and behavioral signals for global users.

What you'll do

  • Define the long-term evaluation science strategy and roadmap for Globalization AI solutions across 50+ languages.
  • Design robust statistical methodologies including power analysis, sampling, and significance thresholds to evaluate models.
  • Architect scalable evaluation workflows that blend human annotation protocols with automated systems like LLM-as-judge.
  • Expand evaluation criteria to incorporate behavioral and user engagement signals beyond core linguistic quality.
  • Translate complex evaluation data into actionable recommendations and go/no-go evidence for Engineering and leadership.
  • Build continuous performance monitoring and drift-detection systems to identify model regressions.
  • Establish feedback loops with Quality Operations and Engineering to refine evaluation rubrics as models evolve.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in evaluation science, data science, or ML systems development owning evaluation systems at scale end-to-end.
  • Experience applying statistical methodologies including sampling, significance testing, and confidence intervals.
  • Practical understanding of measurement validity principles.
  • Hands-on experience measuring annotator agreement, diagnosing divergence, and improving annotation protocols.
  • Proficiency with statistical tools and languages including R, Python, and SQL.
  • Experience designing evaluation frameworks adopted and scaled by operational teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Master’s, PhD, or comparable experience in Statistics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Psychometrics, Data Science, or related quantitative field (preferred).

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