SDET Manager, Mail & Messages Automated Testing Frameworks

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$195,700–$338,400 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 · SDET Manager, Mail & Messages Automated Testing Frameworks

As the SDET Manager, Mail & Messages Automated Testing Frameworks, you will lead a team of engineers focused on the testability, coverage, and reliability of Mail and Messages across multiple platforms including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS. You will be responsible for designing and optimizing automated testing frameworks while driving testability upstream by partnering with product engineering to build in-product tools and APIs. Your daily work involves authoring high-value automated tests, triaging results at scale, and managing the full test lifecycle to ensure quality across distributed, multi-device systems. The role requires expertise in XCTest, XCUITest, and Swift to solve complex problems involving state synchronization across devices and servers. You will cultivate a quality culture while ensuring that flaky failures are converted into reliable signals for the organization.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on the testability and coverage of Mail and Messages apps across all platforms.
  • Design, build, and optimize automated testing frameworks that power core communication features.
  • Partner with product engineering to integrate test affordances and APIs directly into the application code.
  • Manage the full test lifecycle by authoring high-value tests, running them at scale, and triaging results.
  • Convert flaky or nondeterministic failures into reliable signals for the organization across distributed systems.
  • Collaborate with Ops and product quality teams to improve test infrastructure and CI pipelines.
  • Develop new strategies and hooks to ensure the reliability of real-time communication features.
  • Cultivate a high-performing team culture focused on open feedback and continuous quality improvement.

What we're looking for

  • You must have a BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • You must possess strong software engineering skills with a focus on test engineering and the ability to arbitrate technical debates.
  • You must have experience interviewing candidates and a track record of raising hiring standards.
  • You must be able to communicate and mediate communication clearly, succinctly, and effectively.
  • Experience with XCTest, XCUITest, and Swift (preferred).
  • Experience working across different design paradigms for automated testing frameworks and understanding their trade-offs (preferred).
  • Experience testing complex, distributed, multi-device systems (preferred).
  • Experience leading a team or serving as a senior individual contributor toward a durable testing philosophy (preferred).

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