Release Quality Manager - Mail & Messages

Apple • San Diego, CA

105d

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The Internet Technologies QE & Ops team is seeking an experienced and passionate software quality manager. Our teams design and engineers the communication cornerstones of iOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS for: FaceTime, Mail, Messages, Contacts and Phone applications. We're looking for critical thinkers to play a key role qualifying Apple’s software releases and ensuring a high-quality customer experience. We are in need of a leader who is comfortable working in an exciting environment with rapidly changing priorities, and someone creative and inspired to invent new ways to help build better products.

Requirements

• Manual and automation planning, test writing, execution, and triage for projects on multiple platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results through people and across an organization.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and influence skills.
• Ability to deep dive into technical areas when needed and communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Experience developing in Python, Java, Swift, C/C++, or Objective-C.
• Familiarity with databases, SQL, and scripting languages.
• Working experience utilizing Continuous Integration concepts and streamlined delivery of code.
• Proven track record demonstrating the ability to fulfill project deliverables on time.
• Strong software engineering and development life cycle knowledge.
• Use of quality metrics to drive team goals.

Nice To Haves

• In-depth knowledge and experience in one or more of the following technologies: Python, Swift, Objective C, Splunk.
• 1-2 years experience leading projects or managing a quality testing team including planning and managing cross functional tentpoles and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of highly skilled software engineers on supporting the qualification of Mail and Messages app.
• Plan, craft, maintain, and execute test cases.
• Work closely with team members to develop requirements and identify appropriate testing implementations processes and methodologies.
• Identify enhancements and instruments needed to increase the team’s efficiency and productivity.
• Provide direct technical guidance to team members through hands-on testing.
• Communicate effectively with engineering teams, management, and other organizations within Apple.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees