The Audio Product System Quality team is looking for a creative and motivated Software Engineer in Test to enhance the quality assurance of advanced audio products like AirPods. This role involves working closely with firmware, software, and hardware teams to deliver an exceptional audio experience. The engineer will focus on building automated frameworks for testing and will leverage machine learning to optimize system performance. The position requires collaboration across multiple engineering teams to identify risks and support investigations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• 3 years of experience involving machine learning algorithms and their practical applications
• Professional work experience testing embedded systems
• Hands-on programming experience with Python
• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals such as version control, testing, and debugging
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a cross-disciplinary team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with hardware, firmware, and software validation and integration
• Background in data science, machine learning, computer vision, or statistical data analysis
• Knowledge of real-time audio or Bluetooth technologies
• Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools such as Tableau or Superset

• Develop key new areas for AirPods functional, stability, and performance test coverage.
• Build and maintain automated frameworks to gather test data weekly.
• Plan, design, and write code for system automation with a focus on hardware and firmware risks.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering and QA/QE teams to identify risk areas and testing responses.
• Support engineering investigations related to hardware, firmware, and software.
• Enhance existing automation that runs thousands of iterations daily.

• 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.