Apple

Quality Engineer

Apple$100K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience in firmware validation, embedded development, or related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in firmware validation or development with a track record in shipping quality consumer products
  • Proficiency with Python, Bash, Swift, or other scripting languages for test automation
  • Experience with embedded software architecture (C, Objective-C, C++) and hardware debugging tools (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers)

Responsibilities

  • Drive the validation process for Apple's next-generation MacBook trackpads and keyboards
  • Architect new test cases to challenge firmware and logic under various scenarios
  • Collaborate with Firmware, Software, and Algorithms Developers, as well as Product Design and Human Factors teams
  • Identify and troubleshoot issues where code functions correctly but does not meet user experience expectations
  • Contribute to the transition of prototypes to mass production through rigorous testing and evaluation

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment with access to industry experts
  • Hands-on work with cutting-edge technology from prototypes to production
  • Opportunity to influence product design and user experience
  • Focus on innovative AI-assisted workflows for efficient testing
  • Engagement in a role that values a quality mindset and user empathy
Full Job Description
We are seeking a creative and hands-on Quality Engineer to drive the validation of Apple's next-generation MacBook trackpads and keyboards. In this role, you will do more than just test hardware-you will validate the intelligence that brings our devices to life. You will focus on the invisible logic that translates a simple physical touch into a seamless digital interaction, ensuring the device understands the user's intent perfectly every time. You will join a collaborative team of developers and industry experts, working on everything from early prototypes to mass production.

As a Quality Engineer, you will immerse yourself in the physical and digital intersection of our products. You will spend your time working directly with hardware-at your desk and in the lab-architecting new test cases that push our firmware and logic to their limits. Your primary challenge will be to wear the "customer hat" while applying deep technical knowledge. You must be able to see around corners, identifying scenarios where the code functions as written, but the "feel" or outcome isn't quite right. You will act as a strategic partner to Firmware, Software, and Algorithms Developers, as well as Product Design and Human Factors teams, using the data you generate to influence design decisions and refine the complex behaviors that define the user experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience. 3+ years of experience in firmware validation, embedded development, or a related technical field. Demonstrated experience with bug hunting, regression testing, and system-level debugging.

5+ years of experience in firmware validation or development with a track record of shipping quality consumer products. Experience implementing AI-assisted workflows (e.g., code generation, data analysis, automated testing) and driving their integration into team processes. Ability to understand and test the underlying logic that maps physical inputs to software events (algorithm validation). Strong "quality mindset" with the ability to empathize with the end-user to find bugs that traditional automated tests might miss. Experience designing or programming robotic automation fixtures and integrating them into test frameworks. Proficiency with Python, Bash, Swift, or other scripting languages for test automation. Experience with embedded software architecture (C, Objective-C, C++) and hardware debugging tools (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers).

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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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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