AI Data Integration Engineer

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming outstanding products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Apple's US Sales Technology Team is looking for a dedicated individual who is passionate about crafting, implementing, and operating solutions that have a direct and measurable impact on Apple Sales and its customers. We also leverage Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) to enhance our sales processes, and this role will be critical in building the data infrastructure to support those initiatives. As an AI Data Integration Engineer, you will develop infrastructure, systems, services, and tools for automating sales processes. We're looking for an exceptional engineer that lives at the intersection of development, operations, data, and systems engineering to build solutions for large-scale continuous data transformation and delivery. This role will specifically focus on building and maintaining data pipelines for both structured and unstructured data, enabling the development and deployment of AIML models.

Description - Development and design of data integrations and data ingestion processes for Apple internal and external data. - Develop data models and mapping rules to transform raw data into actionable insights and reports. - Design and implement a semantic layer that integrates analytics data from multiple sources in an efficient and effective manner. - Collaborate with the analytics and data science teams to understand their requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs. - Collaborate with internal business partners, internal technology resources (database, system, networking), external vendors, and partners. - Play an active role in the development and maintenance of user documentation, including data models, mapping rules, and data dictionaries. - Ensure data quality and accuracy by developing data validation and reconciliation processes. - Build and maintain data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming unstructured data sources, such as customer feedback, social media data, or sales call recordings. - Develop data quality monitoring and validation processes specifically for AIML datasets, including identifying and addressing data bias. - Work with data scientists to understand data requirements for AIML model training and deployment, ensuring data is available in the appropriate format and quality. - Implement data governance policies and procedures to ensure the responsible and ethical use of data in AIML applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eagerness and ability to learn new skills and solve dynamic problems in an encouraging and expansive environment.
• 5+ years of experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data solutions for large-scale analytics.
• Proficiency in SQL and development experience with cloud database environments like Snowflake, Redshift or Databricks.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java or R and open-source frameworks for distributed processing like Hadoop and Spark.
• Hands on experience using development tools in a modern cloud data stack for code management, versioning using Git, CI/CD tools, automation and orchestration using Apache Airflow or others and monitoring & alerting.
• Architecting and developing data pipelines through ETL tools, API integrations with systematic and cloud based source systems.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL concepts (Jupyter Notebooks, Dataiku experience is a plus).
• Experience with Cloud platforms AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Handing unstructured data (e.g., JSON, Parquet, text, images, audio, video).
• Experience with data governance and observability tools (e.g., Datahub, Collibra, etc...)
• Experience articulating and translating business questions into data solutions and proven ability to lead development projects from start to finish.
• Experience and understanding of API development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC).
• Broad knowledge of web standards relating to REST, HTTP, JSON, etc.
• Experience with basic frontend dev (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, JQuery, etc).
• Experience with data labeling and annotation tools and processes.
• Familiarity with AI/ML model development lifecycle and data needs for training and deployment.
• Ability to balance competing priorities, long-term projects, and ad hoc requirements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, constantly evolving business environment.
• B.S Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-based AIML platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of data augmentation techniques for improving AIML model performance.
• Experience with data labeling platforms such as Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth, Labelbox, or similar tools for managing annotated datasets.
• Experience with feature engineering for unstructured data.
• Understanding of responsible AI principles and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• MS Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

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 $118,500 and $197,500, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .