Software Engineer in Test, Cocoa

Join the Cocoa frameworks engineering group and help build and test framework APIs for macOS iOS watchOS tvOS and visionOS. Our team is responsible for key technologies including macOS experience for SwiftUI Appkit Catalyst CoreData SwiftData CoreText and CoreGraphics frameworks. We work on system level frameworks that focus on improving a broad range of developer and user experiences for all the Apples platforms. We are looking for critical thinkers with a sharp eye for detail who would like to play a key role in qualifying Cocoa frameworks and helping ensure Apple software is of the highest quality.n

In this role you will be responsible for shipping world-class user experiences and act as the voice of our end-users. As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) you will help with developing and maintaining CoreData/SwiftData test applications automated test suites for exercising various APIs of these frameworks into test applications. Continuously look for ways to improve and enhance system reliability and performance. This role requires strong programming fundamentals and automation experience to help in all phases of the product release cycle. You will be responsible for designing and maintaining test applications automation frameworks which involve deep integration and close collaboration with a cross-functional team of software development u0026 QA engineers architects program managers and other domain experts. Responsibilities include defining implementing and continuously evolving automated test frameworks monitoring CI performance test result analysis as well as test triage and this role you should be able to identify gaps in existing test plans and close them with scalability and maintainability in mind to complement the manual testing efforts. You will be responsible for driving all of the quality work you are doing and also be a strong advocate for quality in the overall software development process. This position requires a self-motivated and dynamic individual with strong technical and communication skills who can contribute in a team environment and coordinate with other framework teams such as SwiftUI CloudKit and Xcode.

Design and maintain test applications and automation frameworks for CoreData/SwiftData including developing automated test suites that exercise framework APIs across the product release implement and evolve automated test infrastructure including CI performance monitoring test result analysis triage and reporting to ensure system gaps in existing test plans and close them with scalable maintainable automated coverage that complements manual testing quality advocacy across the software development process acting as the voice of end-users and championing reliability and performance cross-functionally with development engineers QA architects and partner framework teams (SwiftUI CloudKit Xcode) to integrate testing deeply into the workflow.n

Experience in building test applications automated UI and non-UI tests using Xcode Swift/ObjectiveC XCTest/XCUITests nStrong passion for QA in software including developing extending and maintaining test plans automation libraries and methodologies nStrong triaging and debugging skills and a solid grasp of OS fundamentals nAbility to work in a diverse group including interpersonal skills.n

At least 2 years of prior hands-on iOS or macOS application developmentnExperience with Swift and/or Objective-C preferrednExperience with databases (SQLite) sync frameworks (CloudKit) and system daemons (XPC)nExperience with system concepts including multi-threaded processing synchronization and interprocess communicationnExperience maintaining legacy code and backwards compatibility with a record of replacing legacy code with new things in non-disruptive waysnSpecific experience defining and driving data structures APIs or persistence layers for communication featuresn