Software Development Engineer - Test

Apple • Cupertino, CA

17h

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather
to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people
once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the
diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs
through everything we do.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various
unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design, implement and maintain
automation frameworks and tools used to test consumer apps and services. Review
the feature list very release and build necessary utilities and libraries that
would enable our framework to support automating the new features. Triage
problems, prioritize, and propose a resolution. Hands-on testing on applications
in different platform such as iOS, MacOS and watchOS to understand the
functionality and scope out solutions to automate the user flows. Perform hands
on API testing and UI testing on our software applications. Track the defects
found using our bug tracking tool. Write test scripts and deploy all automation
tests on continuous Integration servers for monitoring performance and
continuous delivery. Analyze automation test results for failures, identify
issue trends, and quantify impact. Isolate and report defects effectively
quantifying customer impact and verify fixes through regression testing and
other test methodologies. This process may include or be limited to: Reviewing
the logs and reports, looking at stack traces and/or error messages;
Categorizing failures as performance, functional or compatibility issue;
Analyzing results, identifying patterns, quantify impact of failures, correlate
test failures with bug tracking tools; Investigating the root cause of failure,
collaborating with stakeholders to discuss finding and to prioritize the fix;
Document findings, re-evaluate scripts and framework, set up alerts to notify
immediately for critical failures; Developing and maintaining test tools;
Maintain databases for test cases, and update them regularly based on changes to
the functionality and enhancements made to the features. 40 hours/week. At
Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined
within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and
develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $182,127 -
$272,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications,
experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the
opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s
discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for
discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a
discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental
coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services,
and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple,
reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or
commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits:
https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit,
compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements
and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 5 years of experience with each of the following skills are required: Python and Java to review source code, write automation framework and build new scripts on it and troubleshoot issues.
• Experience with using database such as sql, Cassandra and Solr to be able to search, analyze, extrapolate queries and results.
• CloudKit or Cloud Web Services to test Cloud frameworks using web dashboard, API on iOS/OSX platforms.
• JSON to read and write files to test our application and the ability to understand SOAP and REST API automation.
• Jenkins or similar server to build, deploy and validate the automation tests enabling continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Hands-on testing experience in different platform such as iOS/OSX platforms.
• Using Github to store, review source code and collaborate on project.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain automation frameworks and tools used to test consumer apps and services.
• Review the feature list very release and build necessary utilities and libraries that would enable our framework to support automating the new features.
• Triage problems, prioritize, and propose a resolution.
• Hands-on testing on applications in different platform such as iOS, MacOS and watchOS to understand the functionality and scope out solutions to automate the user flows.
• Perform hands on API testing and UI testing on our software applications.
• Track the defects found using our bug tracking tool.
• Write test scripts and deploy all automation tests on continuous Integration servers for monitoring performance and continuous delivery.
• Analyze automation test results for failures, identify issue trends, and quantify impact.
• Isolate and report defects effectively quantifying customer impact and verify fixes through regression testing and other test methodologies.
• Reviewing the logs and reports, looking at stack traces and/or error messages; Categorizing failures as performance, functional or compatibility issue; Analyzing results, identifying patterns, quantify impact of failures, correlate test failures with bug tracking tools; Investigating the root cause of failure, collaborating with stakeholders to discuss finding and to prioritize the fix; Document findings, re-evaluate scripts and framework, set up alerts to notify immediately for critical failures; Developing and maintaining test tools; Maintain databases for test cases, and update them regularly based on changes to the functionality and enhancements made to the features.

Benefits

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services
• For formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• This role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees