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Software Development Engineering Test (SDET) - Quality Engineer

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior quality engineering role focused on defining and leading quality architecture, test automation strategies, and CI/CD integration for AI-driven digital experiences, with Apple Pay & Wallet focus in eCommerce and payments.

Responsibilities

  • Architect automation frameworks - Server and Client
  • Work closely with developers to align on feature design, test plans and automation development for CI/CD
  • Be a proponent for utilizing GenAI to assist with the above
  • Provide go/no-go decisions to the executive team when releasing new features
  • Deconstruct complicated features into comprehensive test plans that can be incorporated into our automation pipelines
  • Collaborate with developers to "shift left" and catch bugs sooner
  • Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical experts across Apple
  • Mentor team members and provide technical leadership

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering in test.
  • 8+ years of experience with object-oriented programming
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodology, and testing tools
  • Experience in developing test plans, assessing risk, filing appropriate defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting
  • Able to work independently, raise issues, and take corrective action
  • Experience developing and maintaining automation systems that scale
  • Experience testing applications built for mobile devices
  • Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience validating microservices (unit, component, contract, integration tests, etc)
  • Passionate about clean code and OO design patterns
  • Works well with tight timelines and under pressure
  • Knowledge of operating systems and networks
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools
  • Experience with contract testing tools
  • Experience with service virtualization
  • Experience with Kubernetes, AWS a bonus
  • Proficient in Java or Kotlin
  • Proficient in understanding code to look into client side of the automation stack - Swift preferred
  • Experience managing the build & release process for iOS/MacOS projects is a bonus
  • Enthusiastic about Apple
  • Team player, able to disagree and find paths forward
  • Passionate about the customer experience
  • Able to cut through ambiguity and deliver results on time

Skills

Required:Automation framework designCI/CDTest planning and risk assessmentProgrammingMicroservices testing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
  • discounted Apple stock purchase opportunities
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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