Media Quality Engineer - Test Automation & Python

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Health insurance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Software Quality Engineer to join the Media Frameworks Quality Engineering team. You will design test apps in Swift, architect automation in Python, and shape quality for media features across Apple devices.

In this role, you’ll craft test plans, drive functional and regression testing, build scalable automation, report findings with precision, and collaborate with development engineers to ensure flawless user experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 1+ years of professional software industry experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python or another object-oriented programming language.
• Experience designing, developing, and executing automated test suites.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead and contribute in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define functional and performance test strategies for new features from the ground up, shaping quality standards before code ever ships.
• Build and extend Python automation libraries to scale test coverage across new and existing functionality.
• Execute manual and automated tests to validate features against real-world usage and edge cases.
• Triage and report test failures with the precision and clarity engineering needs to act fast.
• Deliver clear, data-driven quality assessments on both new features and existing technologies to inform release decisions.
• Partner directly with development engineers to root-cause and debug complex issues.
• Build strong relationships across cross-functional teams, becoming a trusted quality voice throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Python

Automation testing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Software Quality Engineer to join the Media Frameworks Quality Engineering team. You will design test apps in Swift, architect automation in Python, and shape quality for media features across Apple devices.

In this role, you’ll craft test plans, drive functional and regression testing, build scalable automation, report findings with precision, and collaborate with development engineers to ensure flawless user experiences.