Software Test Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
16 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 Test Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

As a Software Test Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity, you will join the Sensing and Connectivity - Location Context team to validate algorithms and AI models powering location context features across iOS and watchOS. You will own end-to-end experience quality by defining assurance strategies for machine learning models, including validating training data, features, and labels. Your daily work involves developing automated tests to measure performance and memory usage, generating synthetic data at scale, and building data-collection and replay infrastructure. You will also identify KPIs, build dashboards, and evaluate large structured and unstructured datasets. The role requires proficiency in Python or MATLAB, experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, and skills in data visualization and statistical analysis. This position solves complex problems involving multimodal sensing and machine learning to provide personalized insights regarding human health and behavior.

What you'll do

  • Define the quality assurance strategy and validate training data, features, and labels for ML models.
  • Challenge the design and implementation of algorithms using sound analytical reasoning.
  • Develop automated tests to measure feature performance, system memory usage, and quality metrics.
  • Identify project KPIs and build dashboards to track progress across multiple releases.
  • Generate large-scale synthetic data to validate on-device models across diverse environments.
  • Build scalable data-collection and replay infrastructure that adheres to privacy standards.
  • Profile, process, and evaluate large structured and unstructured datasets.
  • Communicate with hardware and software stakeholders to drive the end-to-end user experience.

What we're looking for

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Experience validating AI models, crafting benchmarks and evaluation protocols, and performing statistical analysis.
  • Proficiency in designing AI-assisted workflows using GenAI to automate testing, debugging, and metrics analysis.
  • Proficiency in coding with Python and/or MATLAB.
  • Proficiency in data analysis, data visualization, and reporting.
  • Familiarity with building data-collection and replay tooling and evaluation pipelines for large-scale data processing (preferred).
  • Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases, including query languages and designing tables, views, and indices (preferred).
  • Familiarity testing hardware or software, including designing and executing test plans (preferred).

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