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Quality Engineer roles in manufacturing, aerospace, medical devices, and tech qualify as E-3 specialty occupations when tied to a relevant engineering or science degree. Australian professionals can secure E-3 visa sponsorship without entering a lottery, with employers filing a Labor Condition Application before your consulate appointment in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth.
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Get Access To All JobsThe Apple Wallet Identity QE Team is looking for an experienced software engineer that is excited about the future of digital identities and the impact it can have on the world. Digital identities in Apple Wallet are used by millions of people all over the world, from driver’s licenses in California to the My Number Card in Japan. We are looking for an experienced SDET to help us shape the future of how digital identities are used.
Description
As a member of the Apple Wallet Identity Quality Team, you’ll establish, implement, and continuously refine the formal QA processes to ensure that our group adheres to industry-accepted best practices. Additionally, you’ll integrate the testing infrastructure with our continuous integration and continuous deployment systems to ensure that all the tools and services we develop undergo thorough testing and meet our quality standards. You will be part of a team that is responsible for driving new digital identity features from conception all the way to production. Versatility in understanding coding architecture in both server and client stack, and is able to contribute to both. The automation code you write will be critical to ensuring our digital identity products are meeting the high bar our customers expect. Features you work on will be used by millions of people all over the world. You will work cross-functionally with the development, product, and project management teams to deliver on aggressive timelines and ship identity features that surprise and delight our customers. Come join our team and help us build the future of digital identities!
Responsibilities
- Architect automation frameworks - Server and Client.
- Work closely with developers to align on feature design, test plans and automation development for CI/CD
- Be a proponent for utilizing GenAI to assist with the above.
- Provide go/no-go decisions to the executive team when releasing new features
- Deconstruct complicated features into comprehensive test plans that can be incorporated into our automation pipelines
- Collaborate with developers to “shift left” and catch bugs sooner
- Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical experts across Apple
- Mentor team members and provide technical leadership
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with object-oriented programming
- BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodology, and testing tools
- Experience in developing test plans, assessing risk, filing appropriate defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting
- Able to work independently, raise issues, and take corrective action
- Experience developing and maintaining automation systems that scale
- Experience testing applications built for mobile devices
- Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Experience validating microservices (unit, component, contract, integration tests, etc)
- Passionate about clean code and OO design patterns
- Works well with tight timelines and under pressure
- Ability to work onsite daily at our Austin, TX office
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of operating systems and networks.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools
- Experience with contract testing tools (Pact, Spring Cloud Contract, or similar)
- Experience with canary and blue-green deploys
- Experience with service virtualization (WireMock, Mountebank, Hoverfly, or similar)
- Experience with Kubernetes, AWS a bonus.
- Proficient in Java or Kotlin
- Proficient in understanding code to look into client side of the automation stack - Swift preferred
- Experience managing the build & release process for iOS/MacOS projects is a bonus
- Enthusiastic about Apple
- Team player, able to disagree and find paths forward
- Passionate about the customer experience
- Able to cut through ambiguity and deliver results on time
The Apple Wallet Identity QE Team is looking for an experienced software engineer that is excited about the future of digital identities and the impact it can have on the world. Digital identities in Apple Wallet are used by millions of people all over the world, from driver’s licenses in California to the My Number Card in Japan. We are looking for an experienced SDET to help us shape the future of how digital identities are used.
Description
As a member of the Apple Wallet Identity Quality Team, you’ll establish, implement, and continuously refine the formal QA processes to ensure that our group adheres to industry-accepted best practices. Additionally, you’ll integrate the testing infrastructure with our continuous integration and continuous deployment systems to ensure that all the tools and services we develop undergo thorough testing and meet our quality standards. You will be part of a team that is responsible for driving new digital identity features from conception all the way to production. Versatility in understanding coding architecture in both server and client stack, and is able to contribute to both. The automation code you write will be critical to ensuring our digital identity products are meeting the high bar our customers expect. Features you work on will be used by millions of people all over the world. You will work cross-functionally with the development, product, and project management teams to deliver on aggressive timelines and ship identity features that surprise and delight our customers. Come join our team and help us build the future of digital identities!
Responsibilities
- Architect automation frameworks - Server and Client.
- Work closely with developers to align on feature design, test plans and automation development for CI/CD
- Be a proponent for utilizing GenAI to assist with the above.
- Provide go/no-go decisions to the executive team when releasing new features
- Deconstruct complicated features into comprehensive test plans that can be incorporated into our automation pipelines
- Collaborate with developers to “shift left” and catch bugs sooner
- Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical experts across Apple
- Mentor team members and provide technical leadership
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with object-oriented programming
- BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodology, and testing tools
- Experience in developing test plans, assessing risk, filing appropriate defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting
- Able to work independently, raise issues, and take corrective action
- Experience developing and maintaining automation systems that scale
- Experience testing applications built for mobile devices
- Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Experience validating microservices (unit, component, contract, integration tests, etc)
- Passionate about clean code and OO design patterns
- Works well with tight timelines and under pressure
- Ability to work onsite daily at our Austin, TX office
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of operating systems and networks.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools
- Experience with contract testing tools (Pact, Spring Cloud Contract, or similar)
- Experience with canary and blue-green deploys
- Experience with service virtualization (WireMock, Mountebank, Hoverfly, or similar)
- Experience with Kubernetes, AWS a bonus.
- Proficient in Java or Kotlin
- Proficient in understanding code to look into client side of the automation stack - Swift preferred
- Experience managing the build & release process for iOS/MacOS projects is a bonus
- Enthusiastic about Apple
- Team player, able to disagree and find paths forward
- Passionate about the customer experience
- Able to cut through ambiguity and deliver results on time
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Quality Engineer
Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
Your Australian engineering degree qualifies, but the role itself must require a bachelor's in a specific field. Gather your academic transcripts and a credential evaluation confirming equivalency to a U.S. four-year degree before approaching employers.
Target industries with consistent E-3 filing history
Medical device manufacturers, aerospace contractors, semiconductor firms, and automotive suppliers regularly sponsor E-3 visas for Quality Engineers. Search DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data to confirm which employers have filed for this occupation recently.
Frame sponsorship as a low-barrier ask for employers
Unlike H-1B visa, E-3 has no lottery and no cap pressure, so employers can file any time of year. Explaining this upfront removes the most common objection and shifts the conversation toward your technical fit.
Get your LCA and visa paperwork handled end-to-end
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage LCA certification with DOL, prepare your DS-160, and coordinate your consulate appointment so nothing stalls between offer acceptance and your start date.
Negotiate your offer against DOL prevailing wage levels
Your employer's LCA must certify that your wage meets the DOL prevailing wage for the role and location. Request the specific wage level they're filing at before signing, since Level I and Level II wages can differ substantially from market rates.
Prepare a role-specific specialty occupation brief for your employer
USCIS scrutinizes Quality Engineer petitions where the job posting lists broad responsibilities across multiple disciplines. Draft a one-page summary linking your specific duties to your engineering degree field, which your employer can attach to the LCA and visa documentation.
E-3 Visa Quality Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Quality Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Quality Engineer roles filtered specifically by E-3 visa sponsorship, so you're only seeing employers already set up to hire Australian nationals. General job boards don't filter by visa type or sponsorship willingness, which means most applications go to employers who won't engage with the E-3 process at all.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Quality Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, materials science, or a closely related field. Roles that list a degree as preferred rather than required can fail the specialty occupation test. Review the job description carefully before applying and confirm the posting states a degree requirement explicitly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Quality Engineers?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has no annual lottery, no cap, and can be filed at any point in the year. H-1B requires entering a lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate and a mandatory April filing window. For a Quality Engineer with Australian citizenship, the E-3 is a faster and more predictable path to U.S. employment.
Can I change employers on an E-3 while working as a Quality Engineer?
Yes, but each employer change requires a new LCA certified by DOL and a new E-3 visa stamp if you travel internationally, or a change of status filing if you remain in the U.S. You can start working for the new employer as soon as the LCA is certified and the employer has filed the supporting documentation, without waiting for a new visa stamp if your current E-3 is still valid.