Evaluation Science Lead

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Machine Learning and AI

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Austin;
Cupertino Posted:
Summary The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

We are looking for an Evaluation Science Lead to define how our multilingual Globalization AI solutions are measured and validated across Apple Services — including Apple Music, App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Podcasts, and more. This is a rare opportunity to build evaluation science as a discipline at the intersection of language, culture, and AI, and to directly shape whether hundreds of millions of users around the world feel genuinely at home in Apple's products.

Description Language carries culture, nuance, and context — as Evaluation Science Lead, you will own the scientific rigor behind measuring how our AI-powered Globalization solutions perform across 50+ languages and dozens of markets. As a strategic individual contributor on the Globalization Quality and Operations team, you will design statistically grounded evaluation frameworks combining human judgment with scalable automation — partnering with Engineering, AI Strategy, and Production to turn evaluation into a strategic capability.

This role requires strong analytical and scientific thinking, hands-on execution, and sound judgment to communicate complex findings clearly. You thrive in ambiguity and know evaluation delivers value only when operationalized — if you believe rigorous, culturally-informed evaluation is one of the highest-leverage ways to improve AI language quality globally, this role was built for you.

Minimum Qualifications 5+ years of experience in evaluation science, data science, or ML systems development, with demonstrated experience owning evaluation systems at scale end-to-end Experience applying statistical methodology — sampling, significance testing, and confidence intervals

Practical understanding of measurement validity principles

Hands-on experience measuring annotator agreement, diagnosing divergence, and improving annotation protocols

Proficiency with statistical tools and languages (R, Python, SQL) for analysis and reproducibility

Experience designing evaluation frameworks adopted and scaled by operational teams

Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Direct experience handling sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion

Ability to be onsite; this role is an in-person, onsite position

Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends, as business needs require

Up to 10% + travel; both domestic and international

Preferred Qualifications Master’s, PhD, or comparable experience in Statistics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Psychometrics, Data Science, or related quantitative field.

Experience evaluating generative AI systems—including hallucination detection, safety and cultural alignment, autograders / LLM-as-judge systems, benchmark design, and synthetic data evaluation.

Experience with A/B testing, causal inference, or experimental design

Experience in applied linguistics — translating cultural and linguistic nuances into quantitative evaluation framework

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 $175,500 and $311,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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