Software Development Engineer in Test, Creative Apps

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 16 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer in Test, Creative Apps

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As a Software Development Engineer in Test, Creative Apps, you will join the team to architect and own production-grade test automation frameworks within live CI/CD pipelines. You will build automated test suites using Python and Swift to validate iOS and macOS features across unit, integration, and regression layers. Your daily work involves designing UI automation infrastructure using XCUITest and XUI frameworks, defining coverage models, and performing root cause analysis to close quality gaps. Additionally, you will integrate GenAI-assisted test generation and prompt engineering into the workflow while conducting manual functional testing for complex user flows. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality releases for creative applications by managing infrastructure improvements and validating features related to photo and video editing or media-processing workflows across multiple platforms to ensure seamless performance before they reach users.

What does a Software Development Engineer in Test earn in California?

Median $208400 from 30 postings across 6 companies.

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Skills

Python Swift XCUITest XUI CI/CD iOS macOS GenAI LLMs Prompt Engineering SDLC

What you'll do

Build production-grade automated test suites in Python and Swift for iOS and macOS features.
Own the end-to-end UI automation infrastructure using XCUITest and XUI frameworks.
Integrate automated test suites into live CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions before human review.
Define test strategies, coverage models, and quality gates that influence release decisions.
Perform root cause analysis on triage findings to implement systemic automation improvements.
Evaluate and integrate emerging tools, including GenAI-assisted test generation and prompt engineering.
Conduct manual functional testing for new features and complex user workflows requiring exploratory validation.

What we're looking for

3+ years of hands-on experience in SDET, QA automation, or software engineering with a testing focus.
Advanced proficiency in Python and Swift for building automated test frameworks and tooling.
Practical command of the full SDLC with experience embedding quality gates at multiple phases.
Proven track record designing multi-layered test strategies including functional, integration, regression, and exploratory methodologies.
Direct experience building UI automation with XCUITest or XUI frameworks against real Apple platform targets.
Demonstrated ability to integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines as living infrastructure.
Experience applying LLMs, GenAI tooling, or prompt engineering techniques to test generation and failure analysis.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent depth demonstrated through industry work.
Shipped quality automation across both iOS and macOS across multiple full release cycles (preferred).
Experience with performance, accessibility, localization validation, or media-processing workflows (preferred).

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