The Marcom Quality Engineering team at Apple is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to lead test automation and quality initiatives for web applications and APIs. This role focuses on designing scalable automation frameworks and leveraging AI tools for smarter test generation and quality insights. The position requires collaboration with engineering teams to maintain high standards of quality across distributed delivery models. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test engineering and a passion for improving software quality.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or 5 years of relevant industry experience in the US.
• Demonstrated programming fundamentals for large/shared test codebases.
• Experience testing web applications using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, WebdriverIO, or XCUITest.
• Experience testing APIs, including RESTful and/or GraphQL services.
• Experience working with CI/test infrastructure, including tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Harness.
• Deep experience with Playwright or WebdriverIO, including best practices for browser automation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted quality techniques and LLM-enabled tools.
• Experience improving testability of features by collaborating with software engineers.
• Experience with cross-platform automation and techniques to reduce test flakiness.
• Familiarity with deterministic test data strategies.
• Experience establishing documentation or knowledge management standards.
• Experience contributing to or operating within a staff augmentation or vendor rotation model.
• Familiarity with agentic or LLM-powered workflows applied to operational use cases.
• Strong communication and influence skills.

• Lead test automation and quality initiatives for web applications and APIs.
• Design scalable and intelligent automation frameworks.
• Influence architectural decisions related to test engineering.
• Collaborate on LLM-powered quality tools.
• Build knowledge and accountability systems for quality control.
• Conduct hands-on test automation and vendor audits.
• Establish documentation standards for testing strategies and architectural decisions.
• Improve reliability and feedback speed of CI/test infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software engineers to enhance feature testability.
• Reduce test flakiness and improve time-to-signal across platforms.

• 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.