Tools and Automation Engineer, Vision Products Software

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

4d

About The Position

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values
that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple
Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas
stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make
something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.
It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation
that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the
best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add
something. Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly
blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the
things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to
the people around us.

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will be responsible for shipping world-class user experiences
and act as the voice of our end-users. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will
support the testing of multiple features and drive for quality via extensive
hands-on functional testing of user-facing features and systems. You will be
responsible for setting the bar high, going beyond ensuring a great experience,
and helping to ship robust and amazing products taking an active role in shaping
the quality of our products. This will demand deep integration with our
development engineers, devising test plans and user studies, bug triaging, and
supporting design reviews. You will also collaborate closely with automation
teams to prioritize and expedite associated testing initiatives.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 4+ years of industry experience
• Strong passion for quality assurance in software, including developing, extending and maintaining test plans, methodologies, as well as automation libraries
• Strong object oriented 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 non-functional exploratory testing
• Experience in building automated UI and non-UI tests for user facing applications
• Creative problem solver with a knack for building scalable solutions in a collaborative and cross-functional space
• Ability to proactively triage, investigate, and debug difficult technical and UX problems independently as well as collaboratively
• Highly organized with strong planning skills to estimate, update, and communicate progress
• Knowledge of the Apple development ecosystem using Xcode, Xcode Cloud, and XCTest/XCUITest preferred, but not required

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Gen AI coding tools
• Demonstrated ability to use them for design, code generation, and debugging

Responsibilities

• shipping world-class user experiences
• act as the voice of our end-users
• support the testing of multiple features
• drive for quality via extensive hands-on functional testing of user-facing features and systems
• setting the bar high, going beyond ensuring a great experience
• helping to ship robust and amazing products taking an active role in shaping the quality of our products
• deep integration with our development engineers, devising test plans and user studies, bug triaging, and supporting design reviews
• collaborate closely with automation teams to prioritize and expedite associated testing initiatives

What This Job Offers

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