Senior Quality Engineer: Docker, CI, On-Call Leader

Apple; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Irvine, CA seeks a Quality Engineer to own the problem end to end—from initial Docker prototypes to the on-call pager that rarely rings.

The role emphasizes deep ownership and hands-on debugging across production systems, collaboration with data and QA teams, and mentoring others in GitHub Actions workflows within a fast-paced CA tech environment.

Bring Kotlin, Docker, and Linux expertise to drive robust quality at scale and help shape the technology roadmap at Apple.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end quality engineering in a freelance structure.
• Proven resilience across multiple technology cycles.
• Familiarity with the California market and local tech scene.

Responsibilities

• Trace a metrics-driven bug across three services to the root cause.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and roadmap discussions.
• Collaborate with data teams to surface production insights.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Mentor mid-level engineers on GitHub Actions on-call at Apple.
• Trace Linux stack traces to root cause.
• Design Docker APIs for Irvine, CA teams.
• Propose cleaner Linux patterns and improvements.

Skills

Freelance delivery

Tech cycle resilience

CA market familiarity

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Kotlin

Linux

Job description

Apple in Irvine, CA seeks a Quality Engineer to own the problem end to end—from initial Docker prototypes to the on-call pager that rarely rings.

The role emphasizes deep ownership and hands-on debugging across production systems, collaboration with data and QA teams, and mentoring others in GitHub Actions workflows within a fast-paced CA tech environment.

Bring Kotlin, Docker, and Linux expertise to drive robust quality at scale and help shape the technology roadmap at Apple.