Power and Performance - Software Development Engineer in Test

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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As a Software Development Engineer in Test on Apple's Platform Telemetry Quality Engineering team, you will design and implement automated tests to validate system telemetry data across all of Apple’s devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Watches, and Vision Pro. Your responsibilities include reviewing telemetry contributions from development teams, ensuring data integrity and completeness, validating AI feature telemetry, and building automation infrastructure for large-scale validation. You’ll also develop real-time dashboards and reporting pipelines to provide critical insights into system health throughout the release cycle. This role requires expertise in Unix-based systems, SQL, Python, and test automation frameworks, as well as a passion for quality and attention to detail. Your work will support one of the world’s most complex software ecosystems, ensuring that data-driven decisions are accurate and reliable.

Skills

Python SQL Unix Bash Ruby CI/CD Terraform Kubernetes Docker AWS Grafana Prometheus LLM-based tools Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Design and implement automated tests to verify system telemetry data accuracy across all Apple devices.
Review and qualify telemetry contributions from development teams before they go live in production.
Validate telemetry data from on-device AI features, ensuring it meets quality standards.
Build and maintain automation infrastructure for running telemetry validation at scale simultaneously.
Develop dashboards and reporting pipelines to provide real-time telemetry health signals to stakeholders.
Triage and investigate telemetry regressions, coordinating with development teams to resolve issues swiftly.

What we're looking for

3+ years of test automation experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash
Expertise in Unix-based systems and SQL/database structures
Strong ability to triage, debug, and validate telemetry data across multiple platforms
Experience reviewing and qualifying telemetry contributions from development teams
Development of dashboards and reporting pipelines for real-time telemetry health signals
Passion for quality assurance with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy

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