Audio Telemetry Data Scientist: Predictive Sound Experience

Apple; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in San Diego seeks a Data Scientist to advance telemetry intelligence for device experience optimization, focusing on large-scale audio session and device telemetry data to drive predictive and adaptive improvements.

You'll collaborate across audio engineering, ML, and UX, building reliable datasets, ETL pipelines, and analytical workflows to translate insights into product improvements. The role requires strong Python, SQL, and data engineering skills with a passion for audio experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, ML, Data Engineering, CS or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of full-time professional experience in data science, data engineering, or ML roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python for data analysis and automation; Advanced SQL for large-scale datasets.
• Experience building or maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows; Experience with distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale audio session and device telemetry data to identify patterns in user behavior and system adjustments.
• Develop analytical datasets and workflows that support scalable analysis and experimentation.
• Build and maintain data pipelines that transform raw telemetry into reliable analytical datasets.
• Explore opportunities for predictive or adaptive system behaviors that improve device audio experience.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to translate telemetry insights into actionable product improvements.
• Improve data accessibility and reliability through automation and internal data tooling.
• Support experimentation and data-driven decision making across audio and device interaction scenarios.

Skills

Python for data analysis

SQL

Data pipelines

Statistical analysis

Machine Learning

Big data concepts

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field

Tools

Apache Spark

Git

Job description

Apple in San Diego seeks a Data Scientist to advance telemetry intelligence for device experience optimization, focusing on large-scale audio session and device telemetry data to drive predictive and adaptive improvements.

You'll collaborate across audio engineering, ML, and UX, building reliable datasets, ETL pipelines, and analytical workflows to translate insights into product improvements. The role requires strong Python, SQL, and data engineering skills with a passion for audio experiences.