Apple

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Creativity Apps

Apple$120K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years in quality assurance focusing on AI/ML technologies.
  • Minimum of 3 years as a Software Engineer in Test, proficient in Swift and/or Python.
  • Experience testing iOS/macOS applications and cloud-based frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of ML-based product lifecycle and GenAI development.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent communication and project management skills.
  • Experience with photo, video, or cloud editing workflows in creative applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, design, write, maintain, and execute test cases manually and through automation.
  • Drive quality assurance and process improvements for robust feature releases.
  • Report bugs using advanced isolation and regression techniques.
  • Coordinate multi-functional test efforts with team members.
  • Manage priorities effectively while communicating progress and risks.
  • Stay updated on AI/ML technologies and new testing techniques.
  • Contribute to the development of innovative tools for creative professionals.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation.
  • Opportunity to impact millions of Apple customers.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in AI and ML.
  • Support for professional development and self-education.
  • Participation in multi-functional project initiatives.
Full Job Description
The Creativity Applications team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test who has experience testing iOS/macOS applications, cloud based frameworks and APIs, validating new and innovative on-device ML and AI features in the creative space. You will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to help shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day. Ideally we are looking for someone with a passion and/or background in video editing to contribute to the production of innovative tools for creative professionals, video makers and visual storytellers.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing test cases manually and through automation using Swift and Python. You will drive all aspects of quality and process improvements to help the team ensure that our features are rock-solid and ready to be released to our customers. Reporting bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques will be the key to your success. This role requires balancing a wide variety of deliverables that will rely on your talent for managing priorities and communicating progress and risks effectively and systematically. Your ongoing curiosity and dedication to self-education in AI/ML technologies, video/photo/music/productivity application editing software as well as new testing techniques is what will set you apart. You will be working closely with other team members to help coordinate multi-functional test efforts.

Minimum of 3 years industry experience in quality assurance with a prior focus in testing AI/ML technologies. Minimum of 3 years experience as a Software Engineer in Test, programming in Swift and/or Python to prototype features, create and test with internal tools. Proficiency in testing iOS/macOS apps, cloud based frameworks, and framework APIs. Excellent understanding of an ML-based product lifecycle and GenAI. Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, QA terminology and processes. Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Experience developing/validating GenAI tools or working on AI-adjacent projects. Experience with writing automation for Apple platforms including iOS and macOS. Experience with photo, video, film and cloud editing workflows using creative applications is a plus.

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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1976
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