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SDET MapKit Engineer (Android)

Apple

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

Not listed

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Job description

Join the Apple Maps Quality Engineering team to enhance Android automation testing across SDK and API validation. This hands-on role involves building and maintaining modern automation frameworks while improving test reliability and confidence in CI. The team focuses on enabling fast and reliable validation for Android features and SDK/API functionality. If you enjoy collaborating closely with Android developers and building trusted automation systems, this position is ideal for you.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Strong hands-on experience building Android automation testing in production environments
  • Proficiency with Espresso and experience testing Jetpack Compose UI
  • Solid Kotlin or Java coding skills, including debugging and writing testable code
  • Familiarity with Gradle, Git, and CI pipelines
  • Experience testing RESTful APIs and validating backend-integrated flows
  • Clear communication skills for writeups, bug reports, PR reviews, and technical explanations
  • Experience building or extending automation frameworks
  • Experience with UI Automator or Appium for system-level scenarios
  • Experience with test stabilization techniques
  • Experience with device/lab environments and execution at scale
  • Experience with test result reporting, aggregation, and dashboards
  • Familiarity with Maps/location frameworks is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain modern automation frameworks for Android testing
  • Strengthen Espresso and Jetpack Compose UI testing
  • Improve test reliability and reduce flakiness in tests
  • Collaborate closely with Android developers to enhance automation systems
  • Enable fast and reliable validation for Android features and SDK/API functionality
  • Implement test stabilization techniques such as flake detection and retry strategies
  • Report and aggregate test results effectively

Benefits

  • Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.

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