Senior SDET: AI/ML-Driven Video Testing & Automation

Apple, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to design, implement, and run automated test suites for video editing applications including Final Cut Pro for iPad.

You will build scalable test infrastructure and collaborate with engineers to improve quality across complex workflows. You will mentor QA engineers, explore AI/ML-driven testing approaches, and help scale automation while meeting tight release schedules.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software QA or quality engineering
• 3+ years coding in Swift and/or Python in a professional testing or software development context
• 2+ years testing API-related workflows, including validating request/response contracts and integration behaviors
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, QA terminology, and established QA processes
• Demonstrated ability to detect, isolate, and regression-test defects across complex, customer-facing software applications
• Track record of delivering high-quality test coverage while balancing multiple workstreams and meeting strict release deadlines

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable automated test frameworks and custom tooling in Swift and Python for FCP for iPad and related video applications
• Build and maintain test coverage for API-related workflows, ensuring reliability across critical integration points
• Execute regression, functional, and exploratory testing cycles, isolating and documenting defects with precision and reproducibility
• Partner with software engineers and product managers throughout the development lifecycle to define testability requirements and quality exit criteria
• Mentor manual QA engineers on automation best practices, elevating the team's overall technical capabilities
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML-driven testing approaches to improve test efficiency and coverage breadth
• Manage multiple concurrent testing efforts and deliver results on tight release schedules without sacrificing quality
• Contribute to QA process improvements, documentation, and standards that scale across the broader VideoApps organization

Skills

QA experience

Swift/Python coding

API testing

CI/CD practices

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Swift

Python

Job description

Apple, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to design, implement, and run automated test suites for video editing applications including Final Cut Pro for iPad.

You will build scalable test infrastructure and collaborate with engineers to improve quality across complex workflows. You will mentor QA engineers, explore AI/ML-driven testing approaches, and help scale automation while meeting tight release schedules.