Senior Software Engineer - Data

Senior Software Engineer - Data

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work! Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something — you'll add something! We are seeking an exceptional and highly-motivated Engineer to lead our team's data quality and curation process across a variety of core products and technologies. Our team helps develop multimodal data modeling validation, and curation process and pipeline. We have a passion for design and the execution of data assurance operations to deliver trustworthy and widespread accepted data.

Description

In this role, you will be responsible for the quality and accessibility of the multimodal data (including image, video, text, audio, sensor data, metadata, etc.) generated from various data collections, processing pipelines, and annotations. You'll design and implement systematic processes, automated pipelines, and collaborate with data collection, data processing, and ML & product engineers to create high quality data, support data-driven product and AIML development, and ensure data compliance with security and privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish comprehensive data quality assurance and curation processes, encompassing manual validation and automated workflows

Define data quality metrics, implement data validation rules, and develop a scalable framework to execute diverse data validation and curation software components on the multimodal data

Design and execute data assurance operations to run data validations, report its quality and facilitate the quality improvement throughout the data collection, processing and annotation

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement a scalable framework and pipeline to extract, clean, transform, and standardize the multimodal data and metadata generated from a wide range of sources in order to make the data trustworthy and widespread discoverable and accessible

Develop and drive the feedback loop between data consumers and data generation

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years of industry experience architecting and developing scalable and reliable software, pipeline and platforms for validation, analytics and curation on the multimodal data (including image, video, text, audio, sensor data, etc.)

B.S. in Computer Science and/or an equivalent engineering field

Proficiency with programming languages Python, Java, SQL or equivalent

Proficiency with data pipeline, modeling, database and query tools, like Dagster, PostgreSQL, MangoDB, Trino or equivalent

Experience with vision data processing tools like FFmpeg, GStreamer, OpenCV, or equivalent

Able to rotate on-call for mission-critical operations and applications

Preferred Qualifications

Passion for data quality and curation, code elegance, clear documentation, operational excellence, attention to details and delivering outstanding user experiences

Excellent communication skills with ability to confidently express the benefits and constraints of technology solutions to cross-functional technical and non-technical teams

Experience in building Cloud Data Warehouses in Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery or analogous architectures

Experience with the practical application of data warehousing concepts, methodologies, and frameworks

Experience with AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch

Experience with machine learning algorithms for data curation and annotation

Experience in managing a team

Experience with data collection and/or annotation operations

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.