SDET, Wallet Payments & Commerce

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Quality Engineer for the Apple Pay Quality Engineering team, focused on automated testing and reliability of Apple Pay features.

You will design, build, and maintain automated tests at scale on mobile and backend services, partnering with developers to ensure excellent product quality. The role requires strong programming fundamentals, hands-on testing experience across mobile apps and microservices, and the ability to own test development from design

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with object-oriented programming.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodology, and testing tools.
• Experience in developing test plans, assessing risk, filing defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting.
• Able to work independently, raise issues, and take corrective action.
• Experience developing and maintaining automation systems that scale.
• Experience testing applications built for mobile devices.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience validating microservices (unit, component, contract, integration tests, etc)
• Passionate about clean code and OO design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining automated UI test cases and reporting test results
• Working onsite to test new software on Apple's unreleased handheld devices
• Contributing to the design and development of testing tools
• Prioritizing, scheduling, and communicating the status of your work
• Diving deep to resolve highly technical issues in complex systems
• Triaging automation failures and driving them to quick resolution
• Working with cross-functional teams to identify testing requirements and maintaining test development roadmaps
• Communicating clearly and concisely with ability to tailor communication to a given audience
• Strong organizational skills enabling both independent and team work
• Leveraging AI to streamline and optimize your work

Skills

5+ years of OOP

Mobile app testing

CI/CD pipelines

Automation systems

Clean code & OO design

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Pact

Spring Cloud Contract

WireMock

Kubernetes

AWS

Swift

Job description

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Apple is where individual imaginations capture together, committing to the values that lead to phenomenal work! Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something!

Description

Do you have a passion for building robust automated tests? If so, we invite you to join the Apple Pay Quality Engineering team, responsible for ensuring the highest quality of Apple Pay products that surprise and delight millions of customers. As a Quality Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and seamlessness of Apple Pay, a service that is constantly evolving with cutting edge features. This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, strong technical and debugging skills, and a drive to make a difference. To be successful in this role, you should be a seasoned developer with strong programming fundamentals. This includes designing, documenting, and building automated tests at scale.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining automated UI test cases and reporting test results
• Working onsite to test new software on Apple's unreleased handheld devices
• Contributing to the design and development of testing tools
• Prioritizing, scheduling, and communicating the status of your work
• Diving deep to resolve highly technical issues in complex systems
• Triaging automation failures and driving them to quick resolution
• Working with cross-functional teams to identify testing requirements and maintaining test development roadmaps
• Communicating clearly and concisely with ability to tailor communication to a given audience
• Strong organizational skills enabling both independent and team work
• Leveraging AI to streamline and optimize your work

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with object-oriented programming
• BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodology, and testing tools
• Experience in developing test plans, assessing risk, filing appropriate defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting
• Able to work independently, raise issues, and take corrective action
• Experience developing and maintaining automation systems that scale
• Experience testing applications built for mobile devices
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience validating microservices (unit, component, contract, integration tests, etc)
• Passionate about clean code and OO design patterns

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of operating systems and networks
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools
• Experience with contract testing tools (Pact, Spring Cloud Contract, or similar)
• Experience with canary and blue-green deploys
• Experience with service virtualization (WireMock, Mountebank, Hoverfly, or similar)
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS a bonus
• Proficient in Java and Kotlin
• Proficient in understanding code to look into client side of the automation stack - Swift preferred
• Experience managing the build & release process for iOS/MacOS projects is a bonus
• Enthusiastic about Apple
• Team player, able to disagree and find paths forward
• Passionate about the customer experience
• Able to cut through ambiguity and deliver results on time

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

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