Job Details

Software Development Engineer - Test

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Jun 24, 2025

Role Number: 200606711

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Maintain applications that are used to validate new Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) in the public Software Development Kit (SDKs) for macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS to help ensure when Apple ships new versions of our OS we do not break existing third party applications. Refine the web services and proprietary internal confidential tools to ensure new APIs properly function. Work closely with other developers in Apple that own our SDKs, QA and automation engineers across Apple to ensure adequate test coverage for public SDKs. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $190,700 - $286,600/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills:

• Using Objective-C/Swift interoperability to maintain and develop native macOS debugging tools.

• Experience in Objective-C and Swift Debugging complex application errors, and experience using sophisticated low-level techniques to identify the cause of the failures.

• Experience in Debugging or Dynamic analysis tools: LLDB, GDB, Instruments, Visual Studio debugger, or Valgrind

• Using XCode instruments, including experience with debugging functional, performance, and networking issues in both 3rd party applications

• Understanding interaction between OS and 3rd party applications

• Debugging issues of usage of APIs and frameworks

• Creating internal binary compatibility tools and applications; identifying opportunities for automation and workflow optimization; and developing tools (both independently and through collaboration) to automate tasks.

• Improving binary compatibility tools and applications with new technologies; driving better scalability, performance, user experience; and removing security vulnerabilities.

• Managing applications deployed across Kubernetes, Linux systems (both virtualized and bare metal) containerized deployments.

• Utilizing cloud technologies, including understanding of potential advantages and drawbacks over bare-metal or virtualized infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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