Senior SDET - Apple, Inc.

Apple • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Sports App Services QA team is seeking a Senior SDET to set the technical direction for its server-side automation platform, spanning GraphQL and REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and shared libraries used across the team. This is an architectural role focused on framework design, flake detection, and shift-left strategy, with decisions that influence how confidently the team ships.

The role centers on architecting and extending test frameworks and shared libraries, monitoring CI/CD pipelines, and triaging regressions to keep the automation platform healthy and reliable. The Senior SDET qualifies server release candidates, reports quality status to stakeholders, and builds diagnostics tooling to accelerate root-cause analysis. The position works closely with developers, project managers, QA partners, and cross-functional teams to embed quality throughout development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of SDET or test automation engineering experience, including production-scale framework and shared-library work.
• Advanced proficiency in Python or Java and the ability to apply software design patterns to test infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in GraphQL and REST API testing, including schema validation, contract testing, and behavior verification across service boundaries.
• Proven experience architecting CI/CD-integrated test automation platforms, including pipeline authoring, result reporting, and flakiness management.
• Ability to develop risk-based test strategies and translate them into test plans with measurable coverage targets and explicit risk sign-off.
• Hands-on experience building or extending triage and diagnostics tooling, such as log parsers, failure classifiers, or observability integrations.
• Strong debugging skills for distributed server systems, including isolating failures across service, data, and infrastructure layers.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and program management in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with backend and data systems such as caches, databases, and data pipelines.
• Familiarity with log-based verification and observability tools.
• Hands-on experience with pytest-style frameworks, test scheduling platforms, and defect tracking systems.
• Strong background in testing mobile applications.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect the server test automation platform end-to-end, owning framework design, shared libraries, and the long-term technical roadmap.
• Define API test strategy for GraphQL and REST surfaces, translating feature and risk signals into coverage decisions.
• Drive flaky-test elimination by instrumenting pipelines, automating detection, and resolving root causes.
• Build diagnostics and triage tooling to accelerate root-cause analysis, distinguish regressions from environment failures, and maintain release velocity.
• Own server release qualification and provide clear go/no-go recommendations based on coverage data and risk assessments.
• Mentor engineers contributing to the automation platform through structured reviews and design guidance.
• Monitor CI/CD pipelines and triage regressions to maintain a healthy, reliable automation platform.
• Report quality status to engineering and product stakeholders.
• Collaborate with developers, project managers, QA partners, and cross-functional teams to embed quality throughout development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed