Feature Integration Quality Engineer

About the Role

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish! The Software Programs Central QA team is seeking a Feature Integration Quality Engineer to create, run and report on tests of upcoming software features across all Apple products and platforms. We work in a fast-paced environment that relies heavily on strong communication and building partnerships between developers and interdepartmental QA teams.

We're looking for organized, critical problem solvers who would like to play a key role in driving the testing and coordination of QA efforts. As a member of our fast-paced group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and improve the software that allows our products to delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day.

Description

In this role, you will test high profile, multi-functional software features on Apple platforms that are announced at WWDC and other Apple events. You will analyze ambiguous feature proposals for risks and break down complex systems into component parts for testing. You will create, carry out, and present results of test plans to executive stakeholders, and transition feature testing to long term support.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years experience leading projects including manual and automation planning, test writing, execution, and triage on multiple platforms and all application layers
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results through people and across an organization, forming relationships, collaborating with and influencing cross-functional teams
• Experience leading testers, with emphasis on planning and handling multi-functional testing
• Skilled at debugging, troubleshooting, and problem solving - applying analytical thinking skills to systematically assess project quality and prioritize issue resolution
• Extensive experience with different testing methodologies including integration, stability, performance, reliability, and stress testing
• Demonstrate ability to effectively leverage and test AI tools and features
• Strong software engineering and development life cycle knowledge
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, written and verbal, to all levels of an organization
• Experience developing in Python, Java, Swift or C/C++ or Objective-C, familiar with databases, SQL, and scripting languages
• Solid understanding of diffusion and generative models in software, including training, fine-tuning, optimizing, deploying, and testing
• Experience testing APIs
• Easily adaptable in a dynamic, constantly evolving, and demanding environment
• Proficient at balancing multiple efforts simultaneously and meeting strict deadlines
• Able to deep dive into technical areas but also able to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Equal Opportunity

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.