Data Scientist - Survey Design, Data Annotation, and Machine Learning Evaluation

Apple
Cupertino, United States of America2026-04-22

About the job

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 experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. The diversity of our people and their thinking 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.

Responsibilities

Work closely with ML Engineers to understand data annotation needs

Design and manage data annotation processes, including the development of user instructions, annotation pipeline processing, and process improvement

Develop LLM auto-judges and judging criteria for generative AI model evaluation

Analyze collected data annotations to assess and refine LLM auto-judges

Qualifications

Minimum

BA or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, or a quantitative social science field

2+ years of hands-on experience working in survey design and human data annotation

Proficiency in Python

Excellent communication skills

Preferred

PhD in Data Science, Statistics, or a quantitative social science field

Hands-on industry experience with product-focused statistical analysis

Experience working with large-scale multimodal data and data-annotation pipelines

Experience with LLM prompt engineering & prompt optimization

Experience with LLM auto-judges for generative AI model evaluation

A track record of publications or technical presentations in Data Science or a related field

Excellent at cross-functional collaboration