Support Knowledge Data Scientist

Summary

Posted: Dec 8, 2024
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200581618

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! The Support Knowledge Graph Visualization Data Scientist is responsible for building analytical assets, and generating insights into the quality of Apple's products and software. This is an exciting opportunity to directly impact our customers' experience and support Apple products throughout their life cycle.

Description

The core function of this role is to apply skills in machine learning, knowledge graphs, and software engineering, to create web services that will allow a deeper visual understanding of why customers contact Apple for support, and how to best help them. The output from this will help teams around Apple understand what product and software improvements are priorities to address. Other key functions of this role include: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish relationships, develop performance indicators, and communicate complex data analyses. Research, experiment, and implement new technologies and methods to combine knowledge graphs with LLMs and other technologies/techniques. Handle large, complex sets of unstructured text, and use advanced analytics to tackle challenging problems within them.

Minimum Qualifications

• MA or MS degree in statistical analysis, computer science, data science, ontology, knowledge graphs, applied mathematics, or related field.
• 10+ years experience in deploying graph based data science or machine learning techniques to solve practical business problems.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, with the ability to make complex data science concepts understandable to non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in SQL, preferably in Snowflake. Proficiency in graph query languages.
• Strong programming skills in Python with experience using packages such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, NetworkX.
• Experience in quantitative data analysis, possessing a strong ability to conduct in-depth evaluations of complex issues.
• Have a creative approach to engineer innovative features and signals into analytical solutions, pushing the boundaries of current tools and methodologies.
• Experience leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate, refine, or analyze text data for practical applications
• Demonstrated experience in leading data science projects through all phases including exploratory data analysis, data quality management, modeling, tool deployment, and presentation of results.
• Proficiency with knowledge graph tools and frameworks such as Neo4j, Tigergraph, etc.
• Experience with data integration and entity resolution to consolidate disparate data sources into a coherent graph structure
• Ability to apply graph-based algorithms (e.g., pathfinding, clustering, recommendation, disambiguation) to extract insights or improve analytics.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in graph machine learning, or knowledge graph related fields.
• Experience building web based graph visualization and analytics tools.
• Experience developing methods for integrating knowledge graphs with LLMs to enrich model responses with factual accuracy and context.
• Experience implementing pipelines that allow LLMs to dynamically access and retrieve information from knowledge graphs for complex question-answering tasks.

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 $185,600 and $278,900, 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 take affirmative action to ensure 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.