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! The Siri Quality Engineering team is seeking a quality automation engineer to build sound and robust quality strategies for Siri and exceed our customer expectations. You will ultimately be in charge of understanding how well our products work, advocating for critical changes, and representing how they’ll be experienced by our customers. We are a nimble, fast-paced team that relies heavily on a tight relationship between engineering, program management, and quality engineering. As a member of our passionate group in Siri, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and improve our products to delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day.

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will lead all aspects of shipping world-class user experiences and act as the voice of our end-users. As a Quality Assurance & Automation Engineer, you will support the testing of multiple features and drive for quality via extensive automated and hands-on functional testing of user-facing features and systems for Siri. You will set 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 technical as well as UX design reviews. Collaborating closely with a team of Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs), accountable for the authorship of automated tests and test fixtures in service of feature areas of responsibility to enable continual and robust statements of quality.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3 years of proven experience.
• Strong programming and automated test authorship skills, preferably in Swift and/or Python.
• Experience creatively building comprehensive test plans, evaluating risk, filing detailed bug reports, and communicating results.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and associated test methodologies.
• Strong passion for quality assurance in software, including developing, extending and maintaining test plans, methodologies, and automated tests.
• BA/BS in Computer Science/ Engineering or equivalent experience in related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of the Apple development ecosystem using Xcode, Xcode Cloud, and XCTest/XCUITest preferred, but not required.
• Experience with or knowledge of Machine Learned (ML) systems and associated qualification approaches.
• Proactive self-starter with an attention to detail and a passion for high quality user experiences.
• Ability to collaborate multi-functionally across various facets of the organization as well as understand technical and interdisciplinary dependencies.

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