Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Web + Server — Find My

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

The Find My team builds a seamless, private, and secure way for people to locate their devices and personal items and share location with friends and family, serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide. The team is a fast-paced, collaborative group of engineers, designers, and product managers that partners across hardware, software, and privacy.

As an SDET on the Find My team, you will own test strategy and automation across backend services and web features. You will partner with engineers to shift testing left, build reliable automation into CI/CD pipelines, and continually raise quality standards. The role expects fluency with modern AI tooling, including GenAI and AI-assisted coding and testing tools such as Claude and Copilot, to accelerate test authoring, triage, and coverage while applying sound judgment about the need for human verification.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering or testing, with a strong automation focus.
• Hands-on automation experience across backend/API and web; breadth across both is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented language, such as Java, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or Go, or an equivalent language.
• Experience automating API or microservice testing, including unit, component, integration, or contract tests, and working with REST/JSON.
• Experience with web UI automation using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and the test pyramid.
• Experience designing test plans, assessing risk, filing defects, and reporting test results.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test suites that scale.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Comfort using AI/GenAI-assisted development and testing tools, such as Claude or Copilot, in day-to-day work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly report quality status and risk to technical and non-technical partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with modern web automation frameworks such as Playwright and cross-browser testing.
• Depth in backend/REST API testing, including contract testing tools, service virtualization, mocking, or performance/load testing.
• Experience testing location-, privacy-, or security-sensitive features.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring, including logs, metrics, and tracing, to diagnose service failures.
• Experience with containerized test environments and cloud-based test infrastructure.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, AWS, or other cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of operating systems and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with CI/CD and the build and release process for web or service projects.
• Passion for clean code and object-oriented design patterns.
• Enthusiasm for Apple and genuine passion for the customer experience.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results on time.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy and automation across backend services and web.
• Partner with engineers to shift testing left.
• Build reliable automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously raise the bar on quality.
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate test authoring, triage, and coverage, with appropriate human verification.

What This Job Offers

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