About the Role

The people here at Apple don't just build products - we craft the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something! Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Audio & Media Technologies (AMT) group at Apple provides the media and graphics foundation across all of Apple's creative products, including i Phone, i Pad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, i Tunes, and macOS. We are looking for a Quality Automation Engineer who can work and provide towards the automation and testing of Apple Air Play technologies in the Media QE team. In this role, you will be responsible for qualifying features and releases, develop and maintain automation using python frameworks and implement tests for new Air Play features using an understanding of network and media streaming technologies.

You will ensure our Air Play features like Whole Home Audio, Home Theater etc. is delivered with the highest quality Air Play experience using i Phone, Mac, Home Pod, Apple TV, and third-party receivers. You will work very closely with development and multi-functional teams to ensure Air Play quality and performance is of the highest level. You will cover a broad span of test areas involving functional, performance, and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Drive comprehensive testing of new features from early design phases through product launch and customer delivery
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and testing strategies for feature development and ongoing validation
• Implement functional, performance, longevity, and reliability testing across all supported hardware configurations and triage test failures
• Collaborate with engineering teams and other multi-functional teams to understand feature requirements and identify potential risk areas
• Perform regression testing to ensure existing functionality remains stable with new releases and updates
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and end-to-end tests to deliver quick, effective, and repeatable testing
• Provide clear, actionable status reports to collaborators at all levels and create comprehensive test reports with risk assessments for product releases

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or practical experience
• Proficient in development of new test automation using Python
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong QA/testing knowledge & experience
• Familiarity with iOS, Mac OS X, and Unix

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work accordingly

Equal Opportunity

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