Software Integrity Engineer, Cocoa

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$120,900–$249,000 / yr
Posted
125 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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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 Integrity Engineer, Cocoa

The Software Integrity Engineer, Cocoa joins the Cocoa QA - Integrity team to ensure high quality across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and visionOS frameworks. This role involves triaging and screening incoming Radar bug reports, conducting deep-dive investigations such as commit bisection to identify regressions, and routing issues to appropriate engineering teams. The engineer will develop and maintain automation tools, test harnesses, and utilities while contributing to presubmission testing for Cocoa components like AppKit, SwiftUI, TextKit, and CoreGraphics. To succeed, the candidate must be proficient in Swift, Python, and Objective-C, with experience using Xcode, XCTest, and git. The role requires strong analytical skills to isolate root causes of complex software issues and a technical ability to build tools that improve the bug triage process and accelerate the fix lifecycle for core system frameworks.

What you'll do

  • Triage and screen incoming Radar bug reports across Cocoa components to route them to the correct engineering teams.
  • Conduct deep-dive investigations into escalated bugs using techniques like commit bisection to identify the source of regressions.
  • Develop and maintain automation tools, test harnesses, and utilities using Swift, XCTest, and Xcode.
  • Perform presubmission testing to ensure Cocoa framework changes meet quality standards before integration.
  • Analyze trends in bug reports to provide insights for engineering teams to prioritize resources effectively.
  • Support new feature development and various quality initiatives as team needs evolve.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Proficiency in Swift, Python, and/or Objective-C with solid object-oriented programming fundamentals.
  • Experience with Apple development tools including Xcode and XCTest.
  • Experience with source control systems like git and familiarity with software development workflows.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to isolate and articulate the root cause of complex issues.
  • Familiarity with commit bisection techniques and debugging regressions in large codebases.
  • Experience writing test automation, CI pipelines, or developer tooling at scale.
  • Knowledge of Cocoa frameworks including AppKit, SwiftUI, TextKit, and CoreGraphics across Apple platforms.

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