Video Engineering SDET: Shape Next‑Gen Video Quality

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental coverage

Retirement plan

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple's Video Engineering team in Cupertino seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test with a passion for high‑quality video experiences. You will design and build tests for video processing frameworks, codecs, and cross‑platform software across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

You will craft test cases, harnesses, and automation tools in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, Python, and shell. You’ll apply CI/CD practices, triage failures, and help shape test strategy while collaborating with R&D teams

Qualifications

• BS and 10+ years relevant industry experience.
• 6+ years programming experience in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, and Python.
• Hands-on experience using LLMs in software development, including building workflows with AI/LLM-based tools.
• Experience in building LLM-powered tooling — including prompt engineering, agent design, tool/API integration, and MCP-based integrations.
• Experience in test case development and software testing methodologies.
• Understanding of software engineering concepts with hands-on experience practicing CI/CD in software development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement tests for video processing frameworks and codecs.
• Develop tests across iOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS platforms.
• Create test cases, harnesses, and automation pipelines.
• Triage failures, root-cause analysis, and drive test strategy.
• Build LLM-based tools to automate testing workflows.

Skills

C/C++

Objective-C

Swift

Python

LLMs in software development

LLM tooling

Test case development

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

XCTest

PyTest

Job description

Apple's Video Engineering team in Cupertino seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test with a passion for high‑quality video experiences. You will design and build tests for video processing frameworks, codecs, and cross‑platform software across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

You will craft test cases, harnesses, and automation tools in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, Python, and shell. You’ll apply CI/CD practices, triage failures, and help shape test strategy while collaborating with R&D teams