AI/ML - Senior Data Scientist - Siri and Language Technologies

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist with passion to define innovative approaches for evaluating ML based systems, conversational AI, and model interpretability. This position offers the right person a chance to play a meaningful role in the next revolution in Machine Learning and Natural Language Understanding/Conversational AI. You will be part of Siri Experience team developing groundbreaking conversational assistant technologies that already helps millions of people get things done on daily bases. This is a fast-paced role with high visibility, impact, and ensures we build the most advanced AI systems in the industry.

Key Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a field that uses statistical analysis and 5+ years of experience (or 7+ years of total experience).
• Strong background in applied statistics, experimental design, sampling methods, A/B testing procedure, causal analysis, and cohort analysis.
• Excellent programming skills in Python
• Expertise in natural language processing (NLP) is big plus!
• Good experience with applying Data tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive and/or Pig, Spark) to large quantities of textual data
• Strong communication skills and the ability to naturally explain difficult technical topics (especially causal topics) to everyone from data scientists to engineers to business partners.

Description

As a Senior Data Scientist within Siri Experience, collaborates with data scientists, engineers, and Siri leaders to identify, scope, and run experiments, statistically interpret data with a mind on causation. Excellent interpersonal skills will be required to lead work across multiple teams to drive business decisions. We promote innovation and new technology to further improve our creative output. We are seeking an innovative and passionate person to join this amazing team, if you feel this is you, we'd love to hear from you.

Education & Experience

M.S. or Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related fields.

Additional Requirements

• - Expertise in machine learning, such as classification, feature engineering, information extraction, structured prediction, clustering, semi-supervised learning, topic modeling, and ranking.
• Exposure to model interpretability techniques and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
• Good Conversational AI domain knowledge
• Experience working with end-to-end pipelines and/or crowd-sourced data labeling