Stability Quality Engineer, Data Center Systems Quality

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$144,600–$263,800 / yr
Posted
76 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 · Stability Quality Engineer, Data Center Systems Quality

As a Stability Quality Engineer - Data Center Systems Quality, you will join the Product Systems Quality organization to ensure the reliability and performance of data center systems at scale. You will design, develop, and execute system-level and rack-level stability and stress tests focused on hardware-centric software risks in CPUs, components, and subsystems. Your daily work involves managing racks running long-duration workloads, performing root cause analysis using performance tools and stress benchmarks, and developing automated test frameworks to support large-scale validation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify risk areas and inform product readiness decisions. The role requires expertise in modern CPU architecture, Unix-based operating systems, and scripting languages including Python, Ruby, Swift, or JavaScript. This position addresses the critical challenge of ensuring stable, high-performance infrastructure for large-scale deployment environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and execute system-level and rack-level stability and stress tests across data center platforms.
  • Manage and operate racks of systems running concurrent experiments and long-duration workloads simulating production conditions.
  • Perform root cause analysis on issues using performance tools, debugging tools, and stress benchmarks to identify design flaws.
  • Develop and optimize automated test frameworks and tools to support large-scale validation environments.
  • Partner with hardware and software teams to identify risk areas and define comprehensive testing strategies.
  • Report technical findings and data analysis through formal bug reporting processes to inform product readiness decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience in hardware/software test engineering with a focus on system validation or data center environments.
  • Hands-on experience with modern CPU architecture and microarchitecture concepts through processor-level debugging or validation projects.
  • Proficiency with Unix-based operating systems and scripting automation using Python, Ruby, Swift, or JavaScript.
  • Experience developing and executing test automation frameworks and methodologies at scale.
  • Experience with hardware bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting in data center or server environments.
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau and AI-powered tools for test development and data analysis.

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