Apple's SPEAR team is looking to ensure the quality of ambitious software security features across all of Apple's operating systems, requiring meticulous test development and execution to maintain security goals without compromising user experience.
Requirements
- Software skills with automation languages such as Python and Swift
- Demonstrated experience creating tests that identify deep software bugs
- 3+ years of iOS and/or macOS QA experience
- Comprehension of XCTest framework
- Analytical skills to independently perform first-level triage on test failures
- Meticulous approach to understanding, documenting, and completing test requirements
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive feature test plans to ensure the feature achieves its goals without regressing functionality, performance, power, or stability.
- Implement new tests when needed to achieve adequate coverage.
- Automate end-to-end and unit-level testing.
- Manage automated testing and triage test failures.
- Report on testing status and follow up to ensure regressions are addressed.
- Coordinating with feature teams to embrace existing automation suites.
Other
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively about technical topics (verbal and written)
- Collaborative software quality assurance engineer with a drive to ensure the quality of ambitious software security features.
- Work side-by-side with SPEAR software developers during all project phases, collaborating on feature definition, quality plan, and test development.
- Your work will be key to the SPEAR team’s goal of exceeding partner teams’ expectations for feature quality.
