Senior Data Scientist, Apple Ads

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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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 · Senior Data Scientist, Apple Ads

The Senior Data Scientist, Apple Ads joins the Data Insights organization to help understand, measure, forecast, and optimize the advertising ecosystem across Apple Services. Working with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Sales teams, you will solve complex business challenges by analyzing large-scale datasets to influence product strategy and marketplace health. Your daily work involves designing experiments, defining measurement frameworks, and developing statistical, machine learning, forecasting, optimization, or econometric models. You will translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches to improve advertiser outcomes and operational decision-making. Required skills include proficiency in SQL and Python, a strong foundation in statistics, causal inference, and experimentation, and the ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences. You will specifically address problems related to real-time bidding, attribution, and marketplace behavior.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $214500 from 115 postings across 26 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Analyze large-scale datasets to identify business opportunities and explain performance outcomes.
  • Design and evaluate experiments to measure the impact of products, features, and marketplace changes.
  • Develop statistical, machine learning, forecasting, optimization, or econometric models to solve business problems.
  • Define metrics and measurement frameworks to improve visibility into product and business performance.
  • Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.
  • Communicate complex analytical findings and data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Build scalable analytical frameworks and automation solutions to improve decision-making across the advertising ecosystem.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in Data Science, Analytics, Machine Learning, Quantitative Research, Business Analytics, or a related field.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale, complex datasets.
  • Strong Python programming skills with experience in common analytical libraries and scalable analytical workflows.
  • Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, and analytical problem solving.
  • Experience developing statistical, machine learning, econometric, forecasting, or optimization models to solve business problems.
  • Experience translating analytical findings into business recommendations and communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Masters or PhD in a quantitative discipline and experience in experiment design, causal inference, or advertising technology (preferred).

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