Software Development Engineer in Test – Apps, Identity Management Services

Apple; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Identity Management Services (IdMS) Quality Engineering group is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test with a strong background in software development and quality engineering to join its team, delivering high-quality Identity Management features for customers on iOS, macOS and Web.

In this role you will define test plans, build automated test frameworks, and drive automation to reduce regression cycles while collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship robust products.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development and quality engineering.
• Proficiency with Swift or Python.
• Experience building automated UI and non-UI tests across iOS, macOS, Web, Windows.
• Ability to develop and maintain automated test libraries and tools.
• Strong problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define test plans and test cases to maximize automation.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for multiple platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Drive quality improvements across the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Quality engineering

Swift

Python

Test automation

UI testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Xcode

Xcode Cloud

XCTest

XCUITest

CI/CD integrations

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there\"s no telling what you could accomplish. Join our team, and together we’ll explore all the ways to improve how Apple operates, freeing our employees to do what they do best: craft magical experiences for our customers.

Apple’s Identity Management Services (IdMS) Quality Engineering group is looking for a highly motivated, result-oriented Engineer with a strong background in Software Development and Quality Engineering to join its team of highly skilled software engineers. You will be responsible for overseeing quality of the features that customers use on Apple Account Identity platforms and applications in a fast-paced dynamic environment. Your job is to keep our high-quality bar set high, and to help us identify and execute ways to raise it even higher. The Quality Engineer in this role will play a key role in delivering highly critical Identity Management features to customers on iOS, macOS and Web in addition to supporting the development of test frameworks for automation & test management tools.

Join Apple’s Identity Management Services (IdMS) team as a Software Development Engineer in Test and be part of building the next generation of innovative software applications.

We are looking for a passionate and driven engineer with experience in Quality engineering, developing tools and testing complex systems.

In this role, you’ll be involved in testing the features on Web, iOS, macOS and other operating systems. Develop test plans and test cases with the goal of 100% automation and reduction of regression test cycles You will help with developing and maintaining automated test frameworks for exercising various features and continuously look for opportunities to improve efficiency and performance.

As part of IdMS team, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, project teams and clients to develop test plans, execute test plans and test cases, and deliver high quality products

Act as a strong advocate for quality in the software development process. Identify gaps or inefficiencies in workflows and suggest necessary process improvements.

This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact millions of Apple users around the world.

Defining, implementing, and continuously evolving automated test frameworks, monitoring CI performance, test result analysis, as well as test triage and reporting.

Able to identify gaps in existing test plans and close them with scalability and maintainability in mind.

Drive all the quality work and also be a strong advocate for quality in the overall software development process.

Self-motivated and dynamic individual with strong technical and communication skills who can contribute in a team environment.

Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work with various cross functional teams to deliver high quality products.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience in Software Development/Quality Engineering
• Strong passion for quality assurance in software, including developing and maintaining automated test libraries and tools
• Strong programming and software design skills, preferably in Swift and/or Python
• Excellent knowledge of and experience with test methodologies ranging from functional unit tests to non-functional exploratory testing
• Experience in building automated UI and non-UI tests for user facing applications or system frameworks. Experience with testing on iOS, macOS, Web, Android and Windows.
• Creative problem solver with a knack for building scalable solutions in a collaborative and cross-functional space
• Ability to proactively triage, investigate, and debug difficult technical and UX problems independently as well as collaboratively
• BA/BS in Computer Science/ Engineering or equivalent experience in related field.

Experience

• Familiarity with Identity Management Services fundamentals.
• Expertise in build tools and CI/CD integrations.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality work in tight schedules.
• Experience with Generative AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted developer tools)
• Knowledge of the Apple development ecosystem using Xcode, Xcode Cloud, and XCT est/XCUIT est preferred, but not required