Software Development Engineer - Test
Apple Inc
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This role pays more than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $148,356–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $181k 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
Apple Inc currently has 2000 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$277,600 across 1613 roles with salary data.
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Software Development Engineer in Test - Video Codec will join the Video Engineering team to ensure high-quality video experiences across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS platforms. The role focuses on test design and development for video processing frameworks and low-level software of video codecs, specifically targeting image and video encoding, decoding, editing, post-processing, and machine learning technologies. Daily responsibilities include developing tools to validate algorithms, designing test cases, architecting test harnesses, automating quality evaluation pipelines, and building LLM-based tools and agentic workflows. The candidate will utilize C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, Python, and Shell scripting within frameworks like XCTest or PyTest. Key technical domains include video processing pipelines, codec standards such as AVC, HEVC, VP9, and AV1, and software engineering practices including CI/CD, white-box testing, and mutation testing to ensure firmware and driver reliability.
What does a Software Development Engineer in Test earn?
Median $202800 from 32 postings across 9 companies.
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