Software Development Engineer in Test

Apple; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance professional to strengthen our IS&T systems in Bengaluru. You will design test plans, build automation, and validate complex full-stack applications across browsers and services.

The role collaborates with engineering, site reliability, and product teams to ensure high-quality software, including Java-based services, Playwright or Selenium tests, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in quality assurance or software engineering.
• Proficient in developing test plans and automation strategies for intricate full‑stack applications.
• Hands‑on experience in testing and automating Java‑based web services, including end‑to‑end and unit testing using frameworks like JUnit or TestNG.
• Experience in testing and automating browser‑based applications across various platforms, using automation tools like Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent.
• Experience in testing and automating asynchronous and distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, site reliability, project management, and partner technical and business teams to formulate engineering specifications.
• Working with other quality and performance engineers in crafting test plans, test cases, and associated automation, setting standards, estimating effort, and coordinating test execution.
• Identify and document defects, collaborating with stakeholders to prioritize and address resolutions.
• Engage with stakeholders to define and consistently assess metrics that monitor product quality.

Skills

Test planning

Automation strategy

End-to-end testing

Unit testing

Distributed systems testing

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JUnit

TestNG

Playwright

Selenium

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Cassandra

Solr

Job description

Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, 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.

Opportunity

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless.

Desired Impact

Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.

Description

This hands‑on role demands the best and brightest; the ideal candidate will be well rounded and offer a diverse skillset that aligns with the key qualifications listed above.

Our team’s focus areas include Apple’s full product lifecycle management ecosystems for managing product and feature planning, testing, and defects.

This is a highly cross‑functional role; we interact closely with technical and business teams all across Apple and other third party partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, site reliability, project management, and partner technical and business teams to formulate engineering specifications.
• Working with other quality and performance engineers in crafting test plans, test cases, and associated automation, setting standards, estimating effort, and coordinating test execution.
• Identify and document defects, collaborating with stakeholders to prioritize and address resolutions.
• Engage with stakeholders to define and consistently assess metrics that monitor product quality.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in quality assurance or software engineering.
• Proficient in developing test plans and automation strategies for intricate full‑stack applications.
• Hands‑on experience in testing and automating Java‑based web services, including end‑to‑end and unit testing using frameworks like JUnit or TestNG.
• Experience in testing and automating browser‑based applications across various platforms, using automation tools like Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent.
• Experience in testing and automating asynchronous and distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity in testing and automating iOS and macOS applications.
• Familiarity with non‑relational storage solutions like Cassandra and Solr.
• Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka.
• Working knowledge of browser technologies and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and detail‑oriented individual with excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of back‑end development technologies, particularly in Java and related frameworks.
• Proficiency in relational database technologies like Oracle or Postgres.

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