IT - Technology Lead | data science | Machine Learning

Client: Apple

Do you have a pre-identified candidate? New sourcing? Existing Subcon?- New sourcing

Max Hourly Pay Rate to the candidate?: XXX/Hr

Do you have a preferred interview schedule?: Yes

Would you require the candidates to meet you for an in-person interview?: No

Is Skype/WebEx interview, OK?: Yes

Work Location with ZIP: Austin or Raleigh

Is remote work an option?: No

If remote work, please indicate how many days are required to be in the office and remote: 3 days in a week required to be in the office

Chance to be perm?: Yes

Performance Expectations:


Technical Hiring Criteria (Must Haves)
• Top 3 Required skills: Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Data science, SQL
• Years of experience in each of the must-have skills: 5+ Years
• Any Certifications required: No

Any additional information you would like to share about the project specs/nature of work: NA

Job Description-
Responsibilities:
• Understand the data needs of stakeholder teams in terms of key data models and reporting, and translate that into technical requirements
• Define, build and manage key data pipelines in dbt that transform raw logs into canonical datasets
• Establish high data integrity standards and SLAs to ensure timely, accurate delivery of data
• Develop insightful and reliable dashboards to track performance of core metrics that will deliver insights to the whole company
• Build foundational data products, dashboards and tools to enable self-serve analytics to scale across the company
• Influence the future roadmap of Product and GTM teams from a data systems perspective
• Become an expert in our organization's data models and the company's data architecture

You might be a good fit if you have:
• 5+ years of experience as an Analytics Data Engineer or similar Data Science & Analytics roles, preferably partnering with GTM and Product leads to build and report on key company-wide metrics.
• A passion for the company's mission of building helpful, honest, and harmless AI.
• Expertise in building multi-step ETL jobs, building robust data models through tooling like dbt; proficiency with workflow management platforms like Airflow and version control management tools through GitHub.
• Expertise in SQL and Python to transform data into accurate, clean data models.
• Experience building data reporting and dashboarding in visualization tools like Hex to serve multiple cross-functional teams.
• A bias for action and urgency, not letting perfect be the enemy of the effective.
• A "full-stack mindset", not hesitating to do what it takes to solve a problem end-to-end, even if it requires going outside the original job description.
• Experience building an Analytics Data Engineering (or similar) function at start-ups.
• A strong disposition to thrive in ambiguity, taking initiative to create clarity and forward progress.


Key Responsibilities
• Prompt Engineering Excellence: Design, test, and optimize system prompts and feature-specific prompts that shape Claude's behavior across consumer and API products.
• Evaluation Development: Build and maintain comprehensive evaluation suites that ensure model quality and consistency across product launches and updates.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product teams, research teams, and safeguards to ensure new features meet quality and safety standards.
• Model Launch Support: Play a critical role in model releases, ensuring smooth rollouts and catching regressions before they impact users.
• Infrastructure Contribution: Help build and improve the frameworks and tools that allow teams to develop and test prompts and features with confidence.
• Knowledge Transfer: Mentor product engineers on prompt engineering best practices and help teams build their first evaluations.
• Rapid Iteration: Work in a fast-paced environment where model capabilities advance daily, requiring quick adaptation and creative problem-solving.

Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with Python or similar languages.
• Demonstrated experience with LLMs and prompt engineering (through work, research, or significant personal projects).
• Strong understanding of evaluation methodologies and metrics for AI systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - you'll need to explain complex model behaviors to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritize effectively.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, and modern software development practices.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Claude or other frontier AI models in production settings.
• Background in machine learning, NLP, or related fields.
• Experience with A/B testing and experimentation frameworks (e.g., Statsig).
• Familiarity with AI safety and alignment considerations.
• Experience building tools and infrastructure for ML/AI workflows.
• Track record of improving AI system performance through systematic evaluation and iteration.