Quality Engineer

Apple; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Apple's Channel Strategy & Operations team as a Quality Engineer where you'll focus on testing OTA platforms and demo applications. Leverage your 5+ years of experience to ensure the highest quality in a dynamic environment, making a difference for millions of customers. If you thrive on innovation and collaboration, this role is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational reimbursement

Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in test development and automation.
• Expertise in functional and regression testing.
• Experience with macOS and iOS environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement QA test methodologies and automation.
• Summarize test findings and handle bug reporting.
• Drive quality processes and documentation.

Skills

Scripting experience with Python

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Unix-based systems

Job description

Quality Engineer

**San Jose, California, United States**

**Software and Services**

**Summary**

Posted: **May 31, 2025**

Weekly Hours: **40**

Role Number: **200606704**

Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!

Join the Channel Strategy & Operations (CSO) Sales Products, Platforms, and AIML team that manages a suite of systems and tools that enable world-class in-store demo experiences for Apple customers worldwide. As a Quality Engineer, your focus will be on testing our digital Over The Air (OTA) platforms and on-device demo applications. These OTA platforms and applications enable the experience on demo devices used by millions of customers in Apple Channel stores worldwide. You will work to identify and resolve all quality issues in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This position requires an individual who can work cross-functionally, synthesize large amounts of complex information, pay attention to detail, emphasizes automated testing, and manage multiple concurrent technical initiatives.

**Description**

In this role, you will:

- Design end-to-end functional and regression test programs for technical business systems

- Implement best practice QA test methodologies, processes and tools, including automation

- Scale and automate QA tests

- Lead and run daily ad-hoc and structured tests

- Summarize test findings, analyze data, and handle bug reporting

- Develop technical documentation including training, installation and FAQs

- Drive quality out of the QA organization including figuring out appropriate briefing process, kick-off, radar/ticket tracking and escalation, and regression plans

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ 5 years experience in developing and automating tests

+ Expert in designing functional and regression testing, and writing test cases

+ Deep understanding of software development and the QA lifecycle

+ Scripting experience with Python

+ Experience with macOS, iOS, iPadOS, VisionOS and Apple hardware

+ Experience with Unix-based systems and their command-line tools

+ Meticulous, with strong organizational skills

+ Ability to collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems

+ Version Control: Knowledge of GitHub

+ Enthusiastic about learning and teaching

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering

+ Experience with Vision Pro

+ Experience with testing continuity features

+ Swift, XCUI Test or Quick experience

+ Comfortable working with content in foreign languages

+ Experience documenting technical guides for internal audiences

+ Ability to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve AI-focused software features

+ Experience in having maintained equipment in large labs

+ Comfortable testing network hardware and running network specific testing

+ Evangelize software testing best practices and lead by example

**Pay & Benefits**

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $136,300 and $205,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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