Apple
Quality Assurance Test Engineer
$145K–$218K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in quality assurance, quality control, or test engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns quality assurance for demo builds and content, helping validate and prepare product demonstrations for Apple launches.
What you'll do
- Plan and perform QA across the launch lifecycle; document test procedures and triage issues to the appropriate teams.
- Coordinate demo content and build source devices with final layouts for launch.
- Develop Swift-based QA tools and use AI tools to support root-cause analysis and identify recurring issue patterns.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, or test engineering.
- Experience using Python for scripting or test automation.
- Experience triaging and documenting technical issues, including clear reproduction steps.
- Experience coordinating with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve issues.
Nice to have
- Experience testing iOS and macOS on Apple hardware; experience using AI/LLM-based tools for root-cause analysis or defect triage.
- Experience developing Swift tools, including internal QA tooling from scratch.
Pay
USD $144,600 to USD $218,000 base salary
Tools
Python, Swift, iOS, macOS, AI/LLM-based tools
AI focus
Use AI tools to accelerate root-cause analysis and surface patterns across recurring issues.
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