The Apple Services Engineering team is looking to solve the problem of delivering a wide variety of entertainment in over 35 languages across more than 150 countries with high standards, by seeking a hands-on leader for the Core Services Quality Engineering organization.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of QA automation architecture, methodologies, processes, and tools
- Experience planning and leading end-to-end software release cycles
- Proven leadership of major, cross-functional software initiatives
- Ability to quickly grasp new technical domains and system architectures
- Track record of providing succinct, accurate executive summaries of complex project status
- Strong technical acumen across backend/services, automation, and CI/CD
- Experience driving measurable quality outcomes in a quality-focused organization
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing Quality Engineering team for Core Services
- Define and drive quality strategy, test plans, and the automation roadmap across services
- Drive efficiency and coverage in functional, integration, performance, and reliability testing
- Establish quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting; deliver clear, concise updates to leadership
- Ensure build qualifications, release readiness, and project milestones are met
- Champion engineering excellence, tooling, and CI/CD best practices across teams
- Partner closely with engineering, product, and program teams to align on scope, risks, and release criteria
Other
- 5+ years leading QA/Quality Engineering teams in software
- B.S. Computer Science or similar field, M.S. preferred
- High value for teamwork and cross-functional alignment; comfortable influencing without authority
- Proven stakeholder management
- Ability to drive clarity amid ambiguity and make sound tradeoffs
