Software Quality Engineer Jobs at Apple with Visa Sponsorship

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The Vision Products Group is building the next generation of Mixed Reality interactive solutions on Apple platforms. You'll partner in testing our state-of-the-art connectivity technologies, designing automated test frameworks and conducting hands-on manual testing to validate connectivity experiences on visionOS, working closely with engineering teams to ensure world-class reliability and user experience.

Description

You will be responsible for planning, executing, and automating comprehensive test coverage for wireless connectivity and networking features on visionOS. This includes authoring test cases, identifying regressions, and driving bugs to resolution through clear, concise reporting. You'll work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to validate functionality, performance, and stability across product areas. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential as you'll be interfacing with development, QA, and program teams. This role demands a highly technical and detail-oriented mindset, along with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for product quality.

Responsibilities

• Manual/Automated testing of visionOS using Python; develop scripts and tools that aid in analysis.
• Ensure the automation infrastructure is robust and aids in delivering high quality software.
• Performance benchmarking and characterization of new connectivity features; measure and analyze Wi-Fi and Bluetooth system performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams across different organizations within Apple to further improve the quality of our codebase and products.
• Build dashboards to represent and visualize the test data and KPIs.
• Leverage advanced machine learning and analysis tools to identify patterns, debug, and troubleshoot wireless system performance issues.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and minimum of 3+ years of industry experience in QA (manual/automation) on consumer electronics products, with hands-on testing experience in consumer or enterprise networking.

Familiarity with networking standards such as IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, DHCP. Working knowledge of WiFi and Bluetooth analysis tools and packet sniffers.

Proficiency in Python for test automation and framework development. Experience with manual test case design, execution, and exploratory testing methodologies.

Experience in identifying performance KPIs for evaluation, creating test setups to capture metrics, and creating UI dashboards for data visualization.

Ability to independently work with cross functional teams on new features and bring up automated and manual test setups for verification.

Ability to quickly prototype ideas/solutions, perform critical analysis, and use creative approaches for solving complex problems.

Familiarity with GenAI tools for code generation, debugging, and problem-solving assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in Computer Science, or a related field.

Hands-on experience working with AR/VR products and ecosystems.

Experience with Machine Learning tools for real-time telemetry data analysis and visualization.

Pay & Benefits

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.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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