Research Engineer, Immersive Analytics

Key Skills

UX design, UI design, Python Programming, Swift, Data science techniques, Data Visualization, Large Language Models - LLMs

Job Description

As part of our Data team, you will be responsible for researching and implementing novel methods to explore and analyze complex datasets by leveraging the unique benefits of Spatial Computing. This role will involve iterative prototyping of immersive analytics applications that run on Apple Vision Pro, and tight collaboration with various internal data stakeholders. These prototypes will include both traditional unsupervised machine learning techniques and modern state-of-the-art Large Language Model (LLM) approaches to deepen our understanding of the data. The insights generated through this process will contribute to the improvement of our department’s data collection operations, to the overall quality of the data being collected and used by our machine learning algorithms, and to the debugging of our data processing pipelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science of equivalent field
• Background in data visualization, visual analytics, or immersive analytics
• Familiarity with Python development for data science, in particular for exploratory data analysis processes including clustering and dimensionality reduction
• Proficiency in Unity 3D, Unreal Engine, or RealityKit (Swift) for the development of 3D applications
• Familiarity with 3D math, linear algebra, 3D geometry, graphics, and rendering
• Fundamental knowledge of software engineering technologies, methodologies, and practices

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science with focus on immersive analytics
• First-author publications to major academic conferences or journals in the field of data visualization or immersive analytics
• Proficiency in Swift development, with experience developing applications for Apple Vision Pro
• Experience integrating machine learning based approaches for data summarization, outlier detection, and hypothesis generation and testing
• Interest or proficiency in UI/UX design

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 $143,100 and $214,500, 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.

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