Software Development Engineer in Test – Apps, Identity Management Services

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Join Apple’s Identity Management Services (IdMS) team as a Software Engineer and be part of building the next generation of innovative, high-scale software applications. We are looking for a passionate and driven engineer with experience in developing and deploying large-scale, high-demand systems. In this role, you’ll be involved in the full software development lifecycle—from architecture and design to implementation, testing, and maintenance. You will contribute to developing new product features, enhancing existing functionality, and driving performance and code quality improvements. As part of the IdMS team, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including business stakeholders, engineering peers, QA teams, product managers, and human interface designers. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact the user experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience in Software Development and/or Quality Engineering.
• Strong passion for quality assurance, including developing and maintaining automated test libraries and tools.
• Strong programming and software design skills, preferably in Swift and/or Python.
• Excellent knowledge of and experience with test methodologies ranging from functional unit tests to integration, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Experience building automated UI and non-UI tests for user-facing applications or system frameworks, including testing on iOS, macOS, Web, Android, and Windows.
• Creative problem solver with a knack for building scalable solutions in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Ability to proactively triage, investigate, and debug difficult technical and UX problems — both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and disciplines.
• BA/BS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Identity Management Services fundamentals.
• Expertise in build tools and CI/CD integrations.
• Experience with security, privacy, or authentication-related testing.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality work under tight schedules.
• Experience leveraging Generative AI tools (e.g., LLMs, prompt engineering) to accelerate test authoring, coverage analysis, or defect triage.
• Knowledge of the Apple development ecosystem including Xcode, Xcode Cloud, and XCTest/XCUITest.
• Familiarity with bug tracking and test management tools such as Radar or JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Involved in the full software development lifecycle—from architecture and design to implementation, testing, and maintenance.
• Contribute to developing new product features.
• Enhance existing functionality.
• Drive performance and code quality improvements.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including business stakeholders, engineering peers, QA teams, product managers, and human interface designers.

What This Job Offers

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