Apple

User Experience - Quality Engineering Manager

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or Management, or 4+ years in software quality engineering
  • 2+ years of managerial or team leadership experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Creative problem-solver with attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Apple OS (iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS)
  • Experience with Generative AI for testing automation
  • Familiarity with scripting languages like Python

Responsibilities

  • Lead the User Experience Quality team in innovative black-box testing
  • Shape the evolution of User Experience Quality from manual to continuous testing
  • Implement AI-driven automation for comprehensive software quality assessments
  • Drive collaboration and continuous improvement within the team
  • Define the strategic direction for quality assessments impacting executive decisions
  • Ensure testing reflects end-to-end use cases that enhance customer satisfaction

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a transformative team in software quality
  • Impact product readiness and strategic priorities directly
  • Involvement in innovative approaches like AI-driven testing
  • Work collaboratively in a culture of continuous improvement
  • Shape customer experiences across a diverse range of Apple products
Full Job Description
The System-Wide Quality organization is seeking an exceptional quality engineering manager to lead the User Experience Quality team-a unique black-box testing team that simulates real-world customer usage across Apple products to ensure we ship software that truly delights. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to shape the next chapter of User Experience Quality, leading the team through a multi-year evolution from periodic manual test passes to a comprehensive, continuous view of software quality at scale that directly influences executive decisions on product readiness, strategic priorities, and future quality investments.

Description

Unlike traditional QA teams focused on functional validation of specific apps or features, the User Experience Quality team takes a fundamentally different approach-assessing the function and feel of end-to-end use cases that matter most in our customers' daily lives.

This role requires a leader who possesses the same deep user experience intuition that makes the team's existing testing valuable while also championing innovation that amplifies its impact. You'll foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement while driving a transformative vision: evolving User Experience Quality from periodic manual testing into a holistic quality product that combines continuous AI-driven automation, focused manual test passes, and integrated data insights from across Apple.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, BS/BBA in Management, or 4+ years of equivalent software quality engineering experience

2+ years of experience in a managerial or team leadership capacity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Creative thinker and strong problem solver with meticulous attention to detail

Proficiency with Apple operating systems, including iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience leveraging Generative AI to create and optimize testing products and automation

Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for test automation and data analysis

Experience with objective and subjective analysis techniques

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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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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