Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Creative Imaging Apps

Apple • Cupertino, CA

16h

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here! The people here at Apple don’t just build
products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries.
It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation
that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading
environmental efforts. The Creative Imaging Applications team is looking for a
Software Quality Assurance Engineer that has experience in iPadOS & macOS apps,
image/graphics design software, and advanced image editors. Ideally, we are
searching for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced QA engineer with
a passion and/or background in digital design to contribute to the production of
innovative tools for creative professionals, visual storytellers, and the next
generation of creators.

DESCRIPTION

As an Creative Imaging Apps Software QA Engineer, you will be responsible for
testing both existing and newly developed features across all supported Apple
devices. You will create test plans, design test cases, and conduct gray-box,
automated, and ad-hoc tests to ensure Pixelmator Pro meets Apple’s standard for
the highest level of quality. You will design, develop and maintain automated
test suites using Swift (XCTest/XCUITest), while also performing extensive
manual testing to uncover usability issues, edge cases and regressions that
automation may miss. Additionally, you’ll escalate bug reports with outstanding
isolation and regression techniques, and drive issues to resolution. Your
ongoing curiosity and dedication to self-education in photo technologies, as
well as new testing techniques, are what will set you apart. This role offers a
fantastic opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, contributing
to the development of new features that will push our products to the next
level!

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance with a background in digital graphic design, visual design, or digital artistry, and/or highly proficient in using image editing/design software
• Experience with testing mobile/desktop apps, professional camera manufacturer codec(s), cloud based frameworks, and backend/APIs
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, QA terminology, testing tools, and test planning
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, assessing risk, and filing clear and concise bug reports with all relevant information
• Proficient at ad-hoc and end-user functional testing without documentation/guidance
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related subject area, or the equivalent industry experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing automated software tests in Swift, Java or Python for test automation, tooling or machine learning & experience with XCTest/XCUITest
• Experience in creation and automation of software tests (e.g., unit-tests, regression tests, functional tests, stress tests)
• Knowledge of statistics based evaluation approaches, ML training pipelines and accuracy improvements of ML systems
• Proven ability to conduct detailed investigations, analyze system logs and find the root cause of issues
• Deep knowledge of developer tools, SDKs, or framework testing and validation methodologies
• Excellent organizational skills for bug reporting and supervising critical issues across multiple projects
• Experience setting up complex test environments
• Ability to work independently, raise issues and take corrective action
• Excellent interpersonal skills (both oral and written) with ability to thrive in a collaborative working environment within your team and beyond
• Strive to be detail oriented, analytical, and a creative thinker with passion for quality processes

Responsibilities

• testing both existing and newly developed features across all supported Apple devices
• create test plans, design test cases, and conduct gray-box, automated, and ad-hoc tests
• design, develop and maintain automated test suites using Swift (XCTest/XCUITest)
• performing extensive manual testing to uncover usability issues, edge cases and regressions that automation may miss
• escalate bug reports with outstanding isolation and regression techniques, and drive issues to resolution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level