Software Development Engineer in Test, Creativity Apps

Apple • San Diego, CA

5h

About The Position

The Video Apps team is looking for a Software Developer in Test with a background in video/photo editing to contribute to the development of innovative tools for creative professionals, video makers, and visual storytellers. It requires a highly proactive individual with strong creative, technical and analytic skills and passion for new technologies related to computer vision/on device machine learning.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA/QE
• Minimum of 1+ years experience as a Software Engineer in Test
• Programming in Python and/or Swift to prototype features, create test apps, and test with internal tools
• Proficiency in testing mobile/desktop apps, and backend/APIs
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, SQA testing methodologies, terminology and processes such as planning, requirements analysis, testing and deployment
• Proven bug detection, isolation, and regression skills
• Able to extract user scenarios from software feature descriptions and requirements, translating them into effective test plans and cases
• Strong familiarity with iOS and macOS
• Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate test script development and reduce manual effort
• BS in Computer Science, or related field, or 5+ years of equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in digital photography and video, with proficiency in editing tools for both media
• Meticulous, analytical, methodical and creative problem solver committed to driving quality forward
• Thrives in a collaborative organization, that's fast-paced and dynamic, and can clearly communicate technical problems to software teams and management
• Proficient at balancing multiple efforts simultaneously and meeting strict deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

Responsibilities

• Planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing end-end test cases manually and through automation using Swift and Python.
• Driving all aspects of quality and process improvements to help the team ensure that our features are rock-solid and ready to be released to our customers.
• Reporting bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques.
• Balancing a wide variety of deliverables that will rely on your talent for managing priorities and communicating progress and risks effectively and systematically.
• Ongoing curiosity and dedication to self-education in video/photo technologies as well as new testing techniques.
• Working closely with other team members to help coordinate multi-functional test efforts.

What This Job Offers

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