March 1, 2025

Health Sensing - Software Development Engineer in Test

Mid • On-site

$115,700 - $174,200/yr

San Diego, CA

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200592966
Be part of the engineering team crafting health features on Watch. The Health Sensing team has a catalogue of health features we ship to customers every year. We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who has strong experience with leading cross-functional testing efforts, developing tests, driving validation strategy, and building up testing infrastructure in a fast paced team. In this role, you’ll work with development and quality engineers to test number of sophisticated health features on next version of Watch hardware and watchOS. You will also strategize and develop robust, scalable, and reliable infrastructure to support this testing. If you are a highly motivated engineer with aspirations to build such automation, nurture learning, and lead these efforts across teams at Apple, we want to talk to you!

Description

This position requires someone with a passion for Quality Engineering to deliver high quality products to Apple Customers, as well as being a phenomenal partner with the Health Sensing Engineering teams. You possess the right set of skills to design and develop automation frameworks with a focus on scalability and reliability of the tests, while promoting coding best practices. As an automation expert, you will be defining requirements and providing solutions to automate the testing workflow with a strong sense of ownership. Participate in deep technical discussions with the engineering team, understand software workflows and use cases, and ensure testability of the system. You should have strong experience in developing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to validate system functionality and performance. You will be responsible for the following: -Owning verification and validation strategies for software running health algorithms on watchOS and iOS devices -Design and recommend logging telemetry to improve failure analysis, and efficiently gather quality metrics -Participate and/or drive post mortem discussions to think strategically about how to prevent similar issues in the future

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field)
  • Knowledge of software development and release lifecycle, including software updates

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field)
  • Experience with Objective C, XCTest, XCode
  • Familiarity with health-regulated software testing and documentation process
  • Familiarity with digital signal processing
  • Familiarity with testing embedded devices
  • Knowledge of Macintosh systems and Mac OS or UNIX variant
  • Outstanding collaborative skills including networking, negotiating, documentation, and presentation skills
  • Ability to think analytically and creatively, solve sophisticated problems, and innovate
  • Self-motivated, proactive, enthusiastic about user-focused design & high-quality products
  • Experience diagnosing and debugging sophisticated systems
  • Proficiency in testing software frameworks and drivers
  • Proficiency in scripting language such as Python and Shell
  • Experience with data-driven testing strategies and approaches
  • Proven background in testing methodologies (e.g. unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, functional testing, etc), tools, frameworks, and pipelines
  • Experience identifying automation requirements and crafting solutions to address test execution challenges

Pay & Benefits

  • 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 $115,700 and $174,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

    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.

    Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.