Software Automation Engineer watchOS
San Diego, California, United States
Software and Services
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The Apple Watch team is looking for a qualified engineer who can quickly come up to speed and contribute to the development process in a significant way. We are seeking an Automation Engineer to help us ensure that our iOS and watchOS releases continue to be stable, reliable, and bug-free. As a member of our fast-paced group, you will work with groundbreaking technology while enhancing our testing capabilities for new features. You will have a unique and rewarding opportunity to help plan and shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day.
Description
This position requires a motivated, highly technical engineer to create, maintain, and expand automated UI testing for watchOS. You will help drive our testing capabilities for all Apple operating systems, as well as triage the results to find any and all software bugs present before the software ships to customers.
Minimum Qualifications
Key Qualifications
- Experience developing UI automation, preferably in Apple frameworks such as XCTest.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Swift, and Bash.
- Experience with Git and codebase management.
- Excellent knowledge and experience with test methodologies (unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, functional testing, etc).
- Strong passion for quality assurance in software, including experience in finding, investigating, and fixing bugs.
- Experience with developing test strategies, including writing test plans, test cases, custom tools, and testing architectures.
- Ability to investigate, debug and triage difficult problems both independently and cooperatively.
- Highly organized, creative, motivated, and passionate about achieving results.
- Creative thinker and strong problem solver with meticulous attention to detail.
- An enthusiasm for user-focused design & high-quality products.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate close interaction with development teams, management, and other organizations within Apple.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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