Summary
We are looking for a Quality Automation Engineer to drive the quality and reliability of the critical documentation platform at the heart of Apple’s chip design process. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the robustness of the software ecosystem that enables the creation of future Apple products.
Description
Partner with development teams to review feature specifications and define comprehensive validation strategies.
Design and execute detailed test plans with a focus on scalable automation across functional, performance, and security testing.
Architect, implement, and maintain robust automation frameworks and test suites within a sophisticated CI/CD environment.
Collaborate with engineering and operations to investigate, triage, and diagnose the root cause of complex defects.
Drive the bug lifecycle from discovery to resolution, providing clear issue reports and proactively communicating program risks.
Develop and track key quality metrics to provide clear visibility into product health and release readiness.
Champion continuous improvement in our engineering processes and methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Partner with development teams to review and help author feature specifications with an eye towards defining comprehensive validation strategies and a focus on the shift‑left testing approach.
- Design and execute detailed test plans and maintain test suites with a focus on scalable automation across functional, performance, regression, and security testing.
- Architect, build, and maintain robust automation frameworks and test suites within a sophisticated CI/CD environment.
- Collaborate with development teams and operations to investigate, triage, and diagnose the root cause of complex defects.
- Own bug / issue resolution, providing clear issue reports and proactively communicating program risks to stakeholders.
- Develop and track key quality metrics to provide clear visibility into product health and release readiness. Champion continuous improvement in our engineering processes and methodologies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Proficiency in modern programming languages, with strong experience in the Scala or Java ecosystems.
- Practical experience with test frameworks such as ScalaTest or Playwright.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a cross‑functional team environment.
- Deep understanding of web services, REST APIs, and client‑server architecture.
- Hands‑on experience architecting and maintaining test automation within a CI/CD pipeline using tools like Jenkins, TeamCity, or similar.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
- Experience with build automation tools like Gradle or Maven.
- Leverage generative AI and machine learning for test case generation, anomaly detection, and accelerated root cause analysis.
- Familiarity with XML toolchains and related technologies (XSLT, XPath, XSD, Schematron).
Equal Employment Opportunity
Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law.
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