Principal Quality Engineer: Scale, Automation & Strategy

Relha LLC; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to drive the evolution of Quality Engineering for Commerce & Growth. You will lead strategy, processes, and automation across a global organization and partner with leaders to ship high-quality services and experiences.

You bring 10+ years in QA/QE, strong technical leadership, and the ability to operate across cultures and time zones, balancing big-picture vision with hands-on technical detail.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in the quality engineering space.
• Experience leading large technical organizations through change.
• Expert in QA/QE practices and automation.
• Strong technical leadership and architecture sense.
• Ability to engage in deep technical detail and drive strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering strategy, processes and testing frameworks.
• Drive adoption of tools, systems, and automation to improve quality.
• Partner with leaders across Services Engineering to ship quality products.
• Develop leaders and set clear goals, direction and roadmap.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across cultures and time zones.

Skills

Quality leadership

Automation expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Architectural sense

Distributed teams

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Big-picture thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Apple is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to drive the evolution of Quality Engineering for Commerce & Growth. You will lead strategy, processes, and automation across a global organization and partner with leaders to ship high-quality services and experiences.

You bring 10+ years in QA/QE, strong technical leadership, and the ability to operate across cultures and time zones, balancing big-picture vision with hands-on technical detail.