OS Power and Performance Software Development Engineer in Test

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$122,700–$214,300 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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This role $168k
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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $152,200–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · OS Power and Performance Software Development Engineer in Test

OS Power and Performance - Software Development Engineer in Test joins the Platform Telemetry Quality Engineering team to ensure system telemetry data is accurate, complete, and trustworthy across a wide range of devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. You will build and maintain automated pipelines and infrastructure to validate telemetry from complex features like on-device AI models and Siri intelligence workflows. Your daily work involves designing automated tests, reviewing telemetry contributions for table structure and null handling, triaging regressions, and developing reporting dashboards. The role requires proficiency in Unix-based systems, SQL database structures, and scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Bash. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality before production, focusing on the technical challenge of maintaining a reliable quality signal for a complex software ecosystem.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement automated tests to verify system telemetry data across all Apple devices and platforms.
  • Review and qualify telemetry contributions from development teams to ensure data structure, completeness, and correctness before production.
  • Validate telemetry for on-device AI features, including large language model inference and Siri intelligence workflows.
  • Build and maintain automation infrastructure that performs telemetry validation at scale across multiple platforms simultaneously.
  • Develop dashboards and reporting pipelines to provide real-time telemetry health signals to stakeholders.
  • Triage and investigate telemetry regressions while coordinating with development teams to resolve issues quickly.
  • Improve internal tooling to automate the path from developer submission to validated test coverage.
  • Identify gaps in coverage for new devices or features and build automation to close those gaps.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with Unix based systems.
  • Experience with SQL or other database structures.
  • Experience with Python or similar scripting languages.
  • 3+ years experience with test automation and frameworks including scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Bash.
  • Ability to triage and debug problems (QA experience or exposure to good testing methodologies preferred).
  • 3+ years of proven experience leading cross-functional, technical projects and initiatives (preferred).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills (preferred).
  • Experience leveraging LLM-based tools for developing and testing code (preferred).

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