Software Development Engineer in Test, Siri

Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.

It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something!

The Siri Quality Engineering team is seeking a software development engineer in test to support building test frameworks and tools that best enable the qualification of Siri and exceed our customer’s expectations. Join a multi-functional team in charge of understanding how well our products work, advocating for critical changes, and representing how they’ll be experienced by our customers. We are a nimble, fast-paced team that relies heavily on a tight relationship between engineering, program management, and quality engineering.

As a member of our passionate group in Siri, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and improve our products to delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day.

In this role, you will lead all aspects of shipping world-class user experiences, act as the voice of our end-users. As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will help with developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and tools for exercising various features of Siri and continuously look for ways to improve and enhance system reliability and performance. This role requires strong programming fundamentals and automation experience to help in all phases of the product release cycle.

You will be responsible for designing and maintaining automation frameworks which involve deep integration and close collaboration with a cross-functional team of Software Development & QA engineers, architects, program managers, and other domain experts.

• Defining, implementing, and continuously evolving automated test frameworks, monitoring CI performance, test result analysis, as well as test triage and reporting.
• In this role you should be able to identify gaps in existing test plans and close them with scalability and maintainability in mind.
• You will be responsible for driving all of the quality work you re doing and also be a strong advocate for quality in the overall software development process.
• This position requires a self-motivated and dynamic individual with strong technical and communication skills who can contribute in a team environment.

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience
• 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
• 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

• Highly organized with strong planning skills to estimate, update, and communicate progress
• Experience with or knowledge of Machine Learned (ML) systems and associated qualification approaches
• Knowledge of the Apple development ecosystem using Xcode, Xcode Cloud, and XCT est/XCUIT est preferred, but not required

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is…