Senior Software QE Manager

Apple

8h

About The Position

At Apple, we strive to make great products that empower people and improve their
lives. We believe Generative AI has the potential to unlock new experiences that
were never possible before, and are looking for a talented Senior Software
Quality Manager to realize that mission by expanding the capabilities of Apple
products and platforms.

DESCRIPTION

As a manager within Special Projects, you will be part of a team creating new
and innovative experiences for human interaction with generative AI. Your team
will be directly responsible for developing cutting-edge, production-grade
experiences across a large variety of iOS apps and frameworks. We work in a
fast-paced, startup-like environment where you will be part of every stage of
development. You'll often work cross-functionally with other software teams,
user interface designers, product marketing, machine learning, and privacy
engineers from concept phase to deployment. We are seeking a strong leader who
can partner with senior leadership and other teams to drive quality of features
from product definition to release. The successful candidate will build and lead
a highly talented, diverse quality engineering team of experienced and
thoughtful engineers to enable industry leading customer experiences. This
position requires a self-motivated individual with strong technical,
communication, people management, and project management skills to handle
responsibilities including:

Requirements

• 6+ years experience leading software quality teams, both manual and automation.
• 2+ years managing managers.
• Track record demonstrating the ability to structure, build, and lead a diverse and strong organization, including mentoring QE managers and senior ICs.
• Passion for and prior experience qualifying outstanding customer focused user interfaces, starting from feature definition and through to the final stages obsessing over the details.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to influence across all levels — from executive partners to individual contributors — and build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to manage resources effectively, represent the team and remove hurdles to enable each team member to operate at the highest level of efficiency and productivity.
• Experience defining quality gates, ship criteria, and quality metrics frameworks.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable tracking, reporting, and decisions.
• Track record of defining right-sized QE processes for ambiguous, early-stage work — and evolving them as products mature.
• Proven experience building iOS test automation infrastructure from the ground up — defining frameworks, tooling, scaling strategies, and making strategic trade-offs between manual and automation coverage.
• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks and across the product development lifecycle, ensuring AI-assisted work produces high quality outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in computer science or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AI principles and Foundation Models.
• Familiarity with evaluating non-deterministic systems.
• Deep knowledge about Apple OS-level components.
• Proven record of gaining technical expertise on the job; demonstrated ability to learn new technologies independently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level