AI/ML - Data Engineer (Natural Language), Siri Understanding

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Summary

Siri is the voice of Apple products and its launch was a defining moment in the history of Artificial Intelligence. Hundreds of millions of people now use Siri to send a message, play their favourite song or even take a selfie. We’re looking for a passionate individual able to work on the processing, analysis and preparation of data sets used to train Siri’s machine learned models. You will love big data technologies, including data exploration, visualisation, distributed processing and applications at scale.


Key Qualifications

Proficiency in software development using Python

Experience of software development with Scala or willingness to learn it

Commitment to high quality, well-tested code

Preferable: you have experience with machine learning systems and producing data sets for training and evaluation

You are curious and enjoy learning new technologies, rapidly synthesising new information, and understanding “the why” before “the what.”

You are humble, continually growing in self-awareness and possessing a growth mindset


Description

Siri processes more than a billion requests every week and good data is at the heart of this engine. Our work powers state of the art machine learning models and each commit you make has the potential to impact Siri users worldwide. You will work closely with ML feature teams and other data engineering teams to:
- Design, create and maintain efficient and large-scale data pipelines

- Curate and support data for machine learning models

- Explore data to resolve issues with model accuracy, find actionable insights and support data-driven decision making
Based in Cambridge, we are a key AI/ML hub, working closely with teams across Apple world-wide. This means occasional evening meetings with teams outside UK, and limited international travel may be required.
If this is you, we’d love to hear from you!
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Education & Experience

Surprise us! Many will have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field OR equivalent practical experience in data engineering.


Additional Requirements

Any experience involving the use or creation of data sets - particularly involving human annotation - is a plus.


Role Number: 200227089