GPU Drivers & Metal Test Engineer, Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies

Apple Inc

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Cupertino, CA
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$123,700–$218,000 / yr
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3 days ago
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TL;DR · GPU Drivers & Metal Test Engineer, Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies

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JOB TITLE: GPU Drivers & Metal Test Engineer -Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies The Graphics, Games & Machine Learning team is seeking a Test Engineer to ensure the highest quality for emerging GPU technologies. You will drive comprehensive test strategies, develop test automation, and build tools to support new hardware and software features. Your daily work involves performing presubmission testing for GPU Drivers, designing automation frameworks, and developing AI-enabled testing methodologies to improve efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage the software development life cycle, conduct exploratory testing, and maintain QA infrastructure including CI/CD integration. Required skills include proficiency in Python, Unix-based operating systems, and command-line tools, with knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and Git. The role focuses on validating the software components of the GPU driver stack and graphics APIs like Metal.

Skills

Metal GPU Drivers Python Swift C/C++ Vulkan DirectX CI/CD Linux macOS Git Unix AI/ML SDLC Data Structures Algorithms White-box Testing

What you'll do

  • Drive QA strategy and develop comprehensive test plans and test cases for GPU Driver and Metal technologies.
  • Perform critical presubmission testing and validation of GPU Drivers to catch issues before integration.
  • Design and implement test automation frameworks and tools to support manual and automated workflows.
  • Develop AI-enabled testing methodologies to improve test efficiency and software component validation.
  • Build and maintain QA infrastructure, including CI/CD integration for automated test execution.
  • Conduct exploratory testing to identify edge cases that automated tests might miss.
  • Communicate test results, quality metrics, and risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Proven experience in both manual testing/QA methodology and test automation development.
  • Strong experience developing test plans, test cases, and test strategies for complex software systems.
  • Demonstrated ability in software development with a focus on tools and test automation.
  • Proficiency with Unix-based operating systems (e.g., Linux, macOS) and command-line interface (CLI) tools.
  • Experience in Python; Swift is a plus (preferred).
  • Knowledge of fundamental data structures, algorithms, software design principles, and the software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Experience with GPU technologies, graphics APIs (Metal, Vulkan, DirectX), or GPU driver development/testing (preferred).

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