Principal Quality Engineer

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to lead the evolution of Quality Engineering for Commerce & Growth. You will partner with leaders across Apple Services Engineering to reimagine how quality is shipped across APIs, services, and user interfaces, driving automation and process improvements at scale.

You will guide technical leaders, architect quality solutions, and influence across distributed teams to raise product quality while meeting ambitious timelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in quality engineering.
• Experience leading large technical organizations through change.
• Expert in QA/QE practices, processes, and automation.
• Strong technical leadership and architecture sense.
• Able to engage in deep technical detail and big-picture thinking.
• Experience developing technical leaders and setting strategy/goals.
• Experience with distributed teams across cultures/timezones.
• Values teamwork, cross-functional alignment and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication; ability to tailor messages to audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy to evolve quality engineering across services at scale.
• Partner with leaders across Apple Services Engineering to ship high-quality products.
• Drive adoption of QA/QE tooling, systems, and automation changes.
• Collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders across time zones.

Skills

Quality engineering

Technical leadership

Architecture sense

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Influencing without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering/mathematics

Job description

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what we could accomplish! The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And we do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple's high standard for quality and excellence, to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.

Description

We are seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to help drive an evolution of our Quality Engineering organization for Commerce & Growth. This role will partner with leaders across Apple Services Engineering who develop quality engineering systems and tests and help re-imagine how we ship quality products to customers. The team is responsible for qualifying a wide array of diverse systems that operate at a massive scale — from server APIs powering our media experiences to user interfaces that deliver the best of our services to customers. AI is here to stay and new opportunities for raising quality while increasing efficiency abound. We are looking for an experienced quality leader with a proven track record of developing strategy, building processes and tools, and driving adoption across an organization. You should have a history of driving quality through tools, systems, and automation, and possess a strong background in software development. Additionally, you are a team player who is eager to collaborate and build partnerships with other quality and engineering organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years experience in the quality engineering space. Experience leading large technical organizations through change. Expert in the practice of QA/QE and track record of improving quality through processes, systems, and automation. Strong technical leadership and keen architecture sense. Capacity to engage in deep technical detail yet move fluidly into big-picture thinking. Honed practice of developing technical leaders, setting clear strategy, direction and goals Experience working with distributed teams across cultures, geography, and timezones. High value for teamwork, collaboration, and driving cross-functional alignment. Fluent in influencing without control. Strong practice of stakeholder management. Ability to drive clarity in the midst of ambiguity. Superb communication skills: ability to convey complicated concepts concisely and tailor messaging to different audiences. Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, such as computer science, engineering, or mathematics.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience testing server-side systems. Experience planning and leading software release cycles.