Senior Data Scientist

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
90 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $216k
This role $214k
$134k most similar roles pay here $301k

This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

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

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$277,600 across 1590 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist

As a Senior Data Scientist, Apple Ads, you will join the Data Insights organization to help measure, forecast, and optimize the advertising ecosystem across various platforms including the App Store and Apple News. You will tackle high-impact problems by analyzing large-scale datasets to influence product strategy, business performance, and marketplace health. Your daily work involves designing experiments, developing statistical models, building forecasting tools, and creating automated analytical frameworks to solve complex business challenges. To succeed, you must possess strong SQL and Python skills, a deep understanding of machine learning, and expertise in causal inference or econometrics. You will translate ambiguous questions into structured approaches while communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role focuses on improving advertiser outcomes and marketplace dynamics through rigorous data science and advanced modeling techniques.

What does a Data Scientist earn in California?

Median $208978 from 66 postings across 27 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Analyze large-scale datasets to identify business opportunities and explain outcomes to influence strategic decisions.
  • Design and evaluate experiments to measure the impact of products, features, and marketplace changes.
  • Develop machine learning, forecasting, optimization, and econometric models to solve complex 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.
  • Build scalable analytical frameworks and automation solutions to improve decision-making across the advertising ecosystem.
  • Communicate technical findings and data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline.
  • 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 including knowledge of common analytical libraries and scalable 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.
  • Ability to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

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