Apple

Software Development Engineer in Test - Video Codec

Apple$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or related field
  • Minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
  • 6+ years programming in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, and Python
  • 6+ years on macOS or Unix/Linux platform
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs in software development
  • Experience in test case development and software testing methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop tests for video processing frameworks and codecs
  • Build software and tools to validate algorithms and code changes
  • Design test cases and architect test harnesses for testing
  • Automate testing workflows and quality evaluation pipelines
  • Triage and root-cause analyze failures
  • Drive early test strategy and planning
  • Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to ensure quality video experiences

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on innovation
  • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology in video engineering
  • Involvement in projects that impact millions of users globally
  • Emphasis on continuous learning and improvement
  • Supportive team culture that encourages creativity and independence
Full Job Description
Video Engineering is seeking a strong, experienced, self-motivated Software Development Engineer in Test with a passion for making all Apple product experience the best it can be. You will be working on the latest Apple products, ensuring that the video experience is the best in the world!

Description

In this role, your main responsibility will be test design and development for video processing frameworks and low-level software of video codecs, covering both functionality verification and quality measurement across all iOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS platforms. The work targets image & video encoding/decoding, editing/post-processing, and machine learning based technologies.

Your daily tasks will include developing software and tools to validate algorithms and code changes of projects, designing test cases, and architecting test harnesses. You will implement tests in C/C++, Objective-C, Swift, and Python/Shell scripting using test frameworks. Additionally, you will automate workflows in testing and quality evaluation pipelines, triage and root-cause failures, and drive early test strategy and planning. You will also build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows that extend what these pipelines can automate at scale.

You will partner with R&D engineering teams and both internal and external cross-functional partners to ensure image and video frameworks/firmware/drivers deliver the highest quality video experience.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience

6+ years programming experience in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, and Python

6+ years development experience on macOS or unix/linux platform

Hands-on experience using LLMs in software development, including building workflows with AI/LLM-based tools

Experience in test case development and software testing methodologies

Understanding of software engineering concepts with hands-on experience practicing CI/CD in software development

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of software engineering and development lifecycles

Experience in building LLM-powered tooling - including prompt engineering, agent design, tool/API integration, and MCP-based integrations

Experience in test development using frameworks such as XCTest or PyTest

Experience with white-box / grey-box testing, API testing, mutation testing, static testing, or code coverage analysis

Experience in image or video quality evaluation or model benchmarking and quality metrics

Understanding of image or video codecs (e.g. AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1) and video processing pipelines

Excellent problem solving and debugging skills

Great communication and negotiation skills, able to collaborate and work as a team

Self-sufficient and self-motivated, and able to work independently and drive projects to closure in a timely manner

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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