Automation and Design Test Engineer

Apple•Washington, DC

About The Position

This role as Software Development Engineer in Test will own the qualification of Siri on AIML future technologies and customer facing product features by developing evaluation, automation, and test methodologies. You will be leveraging innovative techniques to build applications and testing solutions on top of Apple’s most advanced technologies. As a Software Engineer focused on quality of software products and features, you will be responsible for designing and implementing testing solutions, automations, and build solutions for quality insights and testing frameworks. You will work closely with other cross-functional teams to align research, messaging, contribute to roadmaps, and development of world class products. You will prototype and test new ideas and bring your research to life. You will be playing a pivotal role in testing, maintaining, and shipping artifacts/features to make Siri and other AIML-related products experience enjoyable by customers. This role requires a deep dive into existing systems to identify root causes of issues and uncover opportunities to enhance reliability and performance. You'll contribute to post-mortem discussions for key services, providing strategic input to prevent future issues. The primary responsibilities associated with this position range from data insights, design and implementation of product quality measures, ability to convert research findings into product quality improvement or frameworks, and work closely with product teams before and after feature launch. You will write clean, maintainable, and production code with appropriate documentation and tests. You will contribute to architecture decisions, design reviews, and peer code reviews. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll regularly update stakeholders, triage issues, coordinate bug fixes, and collaborate across multiple time zones and teams.

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with Strong coding skills and 5+ years of Industry experience
5+ years of experience in a software development or test engineering role, with demonstrated leadership in quality strategy, and automation
Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining end-to-end test automation frameworks as an SDET or SDE, using languages such as Swift, Objective-C, Python, or Java
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and GitHub
Ability to proactively triage, investigate, and debug difficult technical and UX problems independently as well as collaboratively
Proven track record of managing automated test execution at scale—ensuring reliability, timeliness of results, and actionable reporting
Demonstrated depth of knowledge and application of statistics-based evaluation methodologies or user success metrics
Understanding of generative AI and experience in using Gen AI tools for various applications
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with experience collaborating across functional teams and time zones, and influencing stakeholders at all levels
Highly self-motivated, strategic thinker with a problem-solving mindset and a proactive approach to tackling challenges in distributed systems

Nice To Haves

MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with Strong coding skills and 7+ years of Industry experience

Responsibilities

Own the qualification of Siri on AIML future technologies and customer facing product features by developing evaluation, automation, and test methodologies.
Leverage innovative techniques to build applications and testing solutions on top of Apple’s most advanced technologies.
Design and implement testing solutions, automations, and build solutions for quality insights and testing frameworks.
Work closely with other cross-functional teams to align research, messaging, contribute to roadmaps, and development of world class products.
Prototype and test new ideas and bring your research to life.
Play a pivotal role in testing, maintaining, and shipping artifacts/features to make Siri and other AIML-related products experience enjoyable by customers.
Dive into existing systems to identify root causes of issues and uncover opportunities to enhance reliability and performance.
Contribute to post-mortem discussions for key services, providing strategic input to prevent future issues.
Data insights, design and implementation of product quality measures, ability to convert research findings into product quality improvement or frameworks
Write clean, maintainable, and production code with appropriate documentation and tests.
Contribute to architecture decisions, design reviews, and peer code reviews.
Regularly update stakeholders, triage issues, coordinate bug fixes, and collaborate across multiple time zones and teams.