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Software Development Engineer in Test - Platform System Validation

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$175k - $263.3kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Software engineer role focused on low-level firmware, Apple silicon, and platform system validation. Responsible for testing strategy, framework and tool development, and end-to-end validation across multiple chip platforms, with emphasis on scalability of test automation, CI integration, and AI-driven tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Devise a testing strategy for one or more major SoCs and products, focusing on low-level firmware, silicon features, and bootloader technologies.
  • Gain a deep understanding of design, requirements, and architecture; influence testability in software design.
  • Develop and automate system-level tests focused on software stress and stability.
  • Define and drive quality metrics to track progress and improvements.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, quality engineering, and development teams.
  • Assess and represent end-user impact of issues; shape key product decisions.
  • Explore novel approaches to create new test frameworks, automation, and infrastructure to streamline testing.
  • Scale the team’s test automation infrastructure to support growing hardware and workload validation needs across the organization.
  • Develop and validate system workloads and test cycles for new hardware bring-up across multiple chip platforms.
  • Lead architecture efforts for core test infrastructure and tooling, driving development and operational execution from design through release.
  • Build and maintain tooling that integrates with CI/test frameworks to support continuous validation across hardware programs.
  • Contribute to AI-driven initiatives, extending tooling for issue triage and workload generation for new product programs.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to unblock validation dependencies and keep programs on schedule.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in software test automation, test infrastructure, or software development engineering in test (SDET).
  • Demonstrated experience designing and building test automation frameworks or tooling from the ground up.
  • Experience with hardware bring-up or system-level validation for silicon/chip platforms.
  • Proficiency in Python (or a comparable scripting/programming language) and experience integrating tooling with CI/CD or test-execution pipelines.

Skills

Required:Test automation framework designHardware bring-up / system-level validationPythonCI/CD tooling integration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance (potential)
  • Apple employee stock programs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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