Principal Quality Engineer / Manager

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$212,600–$376,300 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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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 · Principal Quality Engineer / Manager

The Principal Quality Engineer / Manager joins the Apple Services Engineering team to drive the evolution of the Quality Engineering organization for Commerce & Growth. This leader will partner with various engineering teams to develop quality engineering systems, tests, and processes for shipping high-quality products. Key responsibilities include defining cross-organizational quality strategies, implementing success metrics, and integrating AI into the quality lifecycle for tasks like test case generation and anomaly detection. The role requires a background in software development and expertise in QA/QE practices, automation, and systems architecture. The position focuses on qualifying diverse systems, including server APIs for media experiences and user interfaces. Candidates must demonstrate technical leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to manage distributed teams while navigating complex software release cycles.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive cross-organizational quality strategy and execution.
  • Align strategic quality efforts with Engineering and Product partners across the product lifecycle.
  • Define, instrument, and implement metrics to measure the success of strategic quality efforts.
  • Integrate AI into the quality lifecycle for test case generation, anomaly detection, and coverage analysis.
  • Develop and implement quality engineering systems, processes, and automation tools.
  • Communicate progress and complex technical concepts to all levels of leadership.
  • Lead large technical organizations through organizational change and strategy development.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in the quality engineering space.
  • Experience leading large technical organizations through change.
  • Expertise in QA/QE practices with a track record of improving quality through processes, systems, and automation.
  • Strong technical leadership, architecture sense, and the ability to develop technical leaders.
  • Experience working with distributed teams across different cultures, geographies, and timezones.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, engineering, or mathematics.
  • Experience testing server-side systems (preferred).
  • Experience planning and leading software release cycles (preferred).

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