Tools and Automation Engineer, Siri Speech

Tools and Automation Engineer, Siri Speech

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Software and Services

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The Siri Speech Quality Engineering team is seeking a quality engineer to build sound and robust quality strategies for Siri Speech and exceed our customer expectations. Think beyond what features are supposed to do and creatively seek ways to measure qualitative experiences. You will ultimately be responsible for 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.

Description

In this role, you will be responsible for shipping world-class user experiences and act as the voice of our end-users. As a Quality Assurance Engineer in the Siri Speech Quality Engineering team, you will support the testing of multiple features and drive for quality via extensive automated and hands-on functional testing of user-facing features and systems for Siri. You will be responsible for setting the bar high, going beyond ensuring a great experience, and helping to ship robust and amazing products taking an active role in shaping the quality of our products.

This will demand deep integration with our development engineers, devising test plans and user studies, bug triaging, and working with various cross functional teams. The fast-paced nature of the job requires someone who can work well under pressure and quickly adapt new technologies into effective audio testing. We are seeking someone who is intensely curious yet focused on delivering results in a timely manner.

An eye and ear for quality is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, assess risk, file appropriate defects, and provide relevant data for test reporting.

• Identify critical areas to test for new features.

• Triage problems, prioritize accordingly, and propose a resolution.

• Present complex test data; present and communicate test reports.

• Able to work independently, raise issues and take corrective action.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in general test engineering

• Coding skills in C/C++, Objective C/Swift and working knowledge of Python

• Experience in audio testing, software testing, isolating issues

• Strong problem solving and debugging skills along with a diligent mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Proactive self-starter with a keen eye for detail and a passion for high quality user experiences.

• Experience creatively building comprehensive test plans, evaluating risk, filing detailed bug reports, and communicating results.

• Strong passion for quality assurance in software, including developing, extending and maintaining test plans, methodologies, and automated tests.

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally across various facets of the organization as well as understand technical and interdisciplinary dependencies.

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 between $141,800 and $258,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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