Senior SDET: Cloud Networking Automation Platform

Apple Inc.

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 185,000 - 325,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (SDET) to architect, build, and scale a test automation platform for the virtual networking layer of Apple's private cloud platforms.

This is a software engineering role at its core, balancing platform work with writing production-grade code and driving test strategy in close partnership with developers. You will collaborate with cloud network engineers, SREs, and platform architects to deliver scalable, reliable, and

Qualifications

Experience building test frameworks and automation platforms.
Proficiency in Go or Python.
Experience with API contracts (JSON, REST, RPC).
Experience with Kubernetes/OpenStack and infra-as-code.
Strong communication skills to articulate architecture decisions and test strategy.
Familiarity with observability tooling and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Architect and implement scalable test frameworks and automation platforms.
Collaborate with cloud engineers, SREs, and architects to embed test coverage.
Develop triage and diagnostics tooling for fast root-cause analysis.
Design systems for test result reporting, observability, and flaky test detection.
Produce design docs and proposals for automation architecture and strategy.
Maintain API references and framework documentation for self-service adoption.