Senior SDET: Architect Server-Side Test Platform & CI/CD

Apple, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 149,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary RSU awards

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple in New York City seeks a Senior SDET to shape the server-side automation platform, spanning GraphQL and REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and shared libraries. This architectural role drives framework design, flake detection, and shift-left quality decisions that impact release velocity and product quality.

You'll architect, implement, and extend test infrastructure, qualify release candidates, and partner with cross-functional teams to embed quality across the development process.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SDET or test automation engineering experience with production-scale framework work.
• Advanced Python or Java proficiency; applying software design patterns to test infra.
• Deep expertise in GraphQL and REST API testing including schema validation and contract testing.
• Proven track record architecting CI/CD-integrated test platforms with flakiness management.
• Risk-based test strategy development with measurable coverage targets.

Responsibilities

• Architect the server test automation platform end-to-end and define its long-term roadmap.
• Define API test strategy for GraphQL and REST surfaces and translate risk into coverage decisions.
• Eliminate flaky tests by instrumenting pipelines and automating detection of root causes.
• Build diagnostics and triage tooling to shrink root-cause time and improve signal quality.
• Own server release qualification and provide go/no-go recommendations to stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers to improve test code quality through reviews and guidance.

Job description

Apple in New York City seeks a Senior SDET to shape the server-side automation platform, spanning GraphQL and REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and shared libraries. This architectural role drives framework design, flake detection, and shift-left quality decisions that impact release velocity and product quality.

You'll architect, implement, and extend test infrastructure, qualify release candidates, and partner with cross-functional teams to embed quality across the development process.