Data Test Automation Engineer — Big Data QA for Services

Apple; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Mid-level Data Test Automation Engineer within the ASE team. You will help ensure data quality for telemetry and content pipelines across Apple services, working on near real‑time and batch data flows.

The role requires hands-on testing of data systems, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and strong programming capability in Python/Java/Scala. On-site Seattle preferred, with Apple’s privacy‑first culture and robust data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• BS/BA/MS/MA/PhD in STEM fields.
• 5+ years of experience with Big Data technologies and data pipelines.
• Experience with Python, Java, or Scala is required.
• Experience with data quality, profiling, and data migrations or BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated testing tools for near real‑time and batch data pipelines.
• Document test plans and write automated test cases; report and isolate bugs.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs and other teams to ensure data quality across ASE products.

Skills

Big Data

Python/Java/Scala

Data testing

Data quality

NRT data pipelines

Communication

Education

BS/BA/MS/MA/PhD in STEM

Tools

Hive

SparkSQL

HDFS

Azkaban

Cassandra

Druid

Jupyter

Job description

Apple is seeking a Mid-level Data Test Automation Engineer within the ASE team. You will help ensure data quality for telemetry and content pipelines across Apple services, working on near real‑time and batch data flows.

The role requires hands-on testing of data systems, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and strong programming capability in Python/Java/Scala. On-site Seattle preferred, with Apple’s privacy‑first culture and robust data infrastructure.