App Store Data Scientist

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Cupertino, CA · Software and Services

Data Scientist role focused on understanding and optimizing transaction and subscription businesses within Apple Services (App Store, Apple Music, etc.). Responsibilities include defining metrics, analyzing large-scale data, developing experimental measurement plans, and using A/B testing and causal modeling to inform business strategy and product improvements. Requires strong SQL, PySpark, and experimental design skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. establish, enhance, and socialize top line and operational metrics that accurately represent the business state of health
  2. craft deep dives in large-scale data to identify key insights that inform product improvements and business strategy
  3. develop, improve, and execute on experimental measurement plans for new subscriptions and commerce products and features

Skills

Required

  • SQL
  • PySpark
  • A/B testing
  • causal modeling
  • experimental design
  • data analysis
  • metric definition
  • business strategy
  • communication skills
  • presentation skills

Nice to have

  • digital subscription business experience
  • e-commerce platform experience
  • Masters degree or PhD

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or digital product analytics
  • Mastery in SQL-based languages, and proficiency large-scale data languages such as PySpark
  • Proven record measuring user experience behavior, customer engagement, and business impact using sophisticated and appropriate analytic tools
  • Strong proponent of experimental test and design, and practical experience with interpreting observational results