Apple

Quality Analyst, Data Solutions & Initiatives

Apple$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in QA, Quality Engineering, or similar roles
  • Strong data-driven QA approach in business-critical environments
  • Hands-on SQL experience and proficiency with analytics tools like Tableau
  • Experience executing tests with languages like Python or JavaScript
  • Familiarity with AI-powered systems and prompt-based behavior
  • Proficient in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems

Responsibilities

  • Dive deep into complex financial data and hierarchies
  • Define and implement test strategies based on product requirements
  • Collaborate with product managers to ensure data quality in new developments
  • Drive test coverage across various systems and applications
  • Execute repeatable test scenarios for data quality monitoring
  • Manage release processes and make go/no-go decisions
  • Report findings clearly and collaborate with engineers on implementation

Benefits

  • Unique opportunity to contribute to Apple’s global initiatives
  • Engage with cutting-edge AI and machine learning technologies
  • Work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
  • Opportunity to impact critical strategic initiatives
  • Potential for career growth within a renowned global company
Full Job Description
We are looking for a world-class Quality Analyst (QA) to join the Data Solutions & Initiatives (DSI) team. This is a unique opportunity to help the growth of one of Apple's global initiatives and contribute to launching ground-breaking new features in support of Apple's demand generation strategy.

For this position, the individual will need a strong foundation in quality assurance, data analysis, and system testing, with the ability to evaluate and support AI-powered and LLM-based features. This role is focused on validating the quality, reliability, and correctness of AI outputs in real production scenarios, not just traditional pass/fail testing.

Are you an individual who possesses the right mix of technical and data analysis skills to successfully assure data quality for strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment? Come join our team!

Description

Your responsibilities will include:

- Deep dive into various financial and hierarchical data points in different sets of hierarchies, understanding the nuances of how complex data behaves

- Define and implement the test strategy based on functional requirements driven by the product manager

- Work closely with the product managers to define test plans that ensure data quality both on new development and regular data loads

- Drive test coverage across different source systems, transactional applications and reporting environments, taking into account new features and regression

- Execute test scenarios in a repeatable manner, allowing for easy data quality monitoring

- Coordinate release management and hold the final go / no-go in terms of data quality and functional behavior

- Act as first gate for production ops issues, confirm the behavior and makes the call on priority with product manager

- Report findings in a clear, structured, and actionable manner

- Collaborate with engineers to understand implementation logic

- Manage tickets on found data issues and work with the product manager to plan out bug fixes

- Communicating status updates to end users and stakeholders concisely in a timely manner

Minimum Qualifications

At least 5+ years of relevant experience (e.g., QA, Quality Engineering, Data QA, or similar)

Strong communicator with the ability to interpret technical concepts and data findings for non-technical end users

Experience applying a data-driven QA approach, including data reconciliation or validation, in business-critical environments

Hands-on experience with SQL and at least one analytics or reporting tool (e.g., Business Objects, Tableau, or similar), with the ability to independently investigate and validate datasets

Experience executing automated test cases using languages or frameworks such as Python, JavaScript, or Selenium

Experience working in cross-functional teams using Agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban

Familiarity with LLM-based or AI-powered systems, including hands-on experimentation or professional exposure

Understanding of prompt-based systems and how changes to prompts or inputs affect outputs

Experience using collaboration and tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, Quip, or similar

Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently or as part of a team

Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience validating backend APIs, data pipelines, or service-based systems

Exposure to automated test framework design or test infrastructure beyond individual test case execution

Strong proficiency in SQL, including complex joins, aggregations, and large dataset validation

Understanding of dimensional modeling and data warehousing concepts

Experience testing data migration projects, including source-to-target validation

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and how automated tests fit into release workflows

Exposure to model behavior evaluation, such as hallucination detection, grounding checks, or consistency analysis

Experience working with observability, logging, or monitoring for data or AI systems

Domain experience in BI, financial, or hierarchical data systems

Master's degree preferred

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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Revenue
$294.1 billion
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