Streaming Media QE Web Automation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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$144,600–$263,800 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
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TL;DR · Streaming Media QE Web Automation Engineer

The Streaming Media QE Web Automation Engineer, Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies joins the Web Streaming Quality Engineering team to ensure high-fidelity playback experiences across web platforms, smart TVs, and connected devices. You will design, build, and maintain scalable web automation frameworks and test suites to validate media playback and streaming performance. Daily responsibilities include creating automated test suites for real-world scenarios, defining test plans, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and debugging complex network-related issues. The role requires proficiency in Python or JavaScript/TypeScript to build resilient, non-flaky automation. You will work on the technical challenge of ensuring seamless streaming for services like Apple Music and Apple TV+ by utilizing the HLS streaming protocol and monitoring web performance metrics and video quality assessment techniques.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web streaming playback.
  • Create automated test suites simulating real-world playback scenarios across browsers, smart TVs, and connected devices.
  • Define comprehensive test plans and scope testing efforts for various web environments.
  • Integrate automated tests into continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Diagnose, isolate, and debug complex streaming, playback, and network-related issues across client and backend interfaces.
  • Conduct targeted exploratory and manual testing alongside automated test development.

What we're looking for

  • Strong software development experience in Python or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Proven track record in test automation framework design and creating end-to-end automated test suites.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and building resilient, non-flaky test automation.
  • Experience authoring comprehensive test plans and test strategy documentation.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience with web automation tools/frameworks (preferred).
  • Familiarity with the HLS streaming protocol (preferred).

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