Director of Quality Engineering & Test Automation

Apple, Inc.

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 260,000 - 416,000

Full time

12 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental
Retirement benefits
Discounted products
Free services
Tuition reimbursement
Relocation

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Director of Software Test Engineering & Quality Assurance in Sunnyvale to lead a global, enterprise-wide testing strategy across IS&T, Operations, and AppleCare Technologies.

You will modernize QA frameworks, embed quality throughout the software lifecycle, and drive KPIs to improve reliability and performance across cloud, mobile, and AI/ML systems. The role requires senior leadership, cross-functional influence, and a strong track record in scalable test automation

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in software portfolio management, quality engineering, or test strategy.
  • 7+ years leading large, global quality or engineering orgs.

Responsibilities

  • Define end-to-end testing strategy across IS&T, Operations, and AppleCare.
  • Modernize QA infrastructure with automation replacing manual tests.
  • Embed quality in SDLC and CI/CD with stakeholders across teams.
  • Establish standards, tools, processes, and metrics for quality at scale.
  • Drive KPIs like defect escape rate, test coverage, MTTR.
  • Lead a global, diverse QA organization including SDETs and managers.

Skills

QA leadership
Automation expertise
Executive communication
Cross-functional influence
SDET leadership
Strategic testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Cypress
Playwright
Selenium
Postman
RestAssured

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Director of Software Test Engineering & Quality Assurance in Sunnyvale to lead a global, enterprise-wide testing strategy across IS&T, Operations, and AppleCare Technologies.

You will modernize QA frameworks, embed quality throughout the software lifecycle, and drive KPIs to improve reliability and performance across cloud, mobile, and AI/ML systems. The role requires senior leadership, cross-functional influence, and a strong track record in scalable test automation

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