Apple
Software Developer Engineer in Test Manager, Creativity Apps
$206K–$356K
Cupertino, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in SDET or Quality Engineering, with 3+ years in QA team leadership; alternatively, at least 5 years of relevant experience for the education qualification.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
About the job
Leads the Creativity Apps QA team, overseeing test automation and quality practices for iOS and macOS apps while partnering with product, engineering, and other stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, hire, and develop Software Development Engineers in Test; set goals and manage performance and development plans.
- Oversee automated test cases and frameworks, and promote quality and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.
- Manage priorities and communicate project progress, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in Software Development Engineer in Test or Quality Engineering, including 3+ years in a QA leadership role managing a team.
- Experience testing mobile/desktop applications, cloud-based frameworks, and APIs; designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for mobile and web platforms.
- Hands-on experience with Swift, JavaScript, or Python; experience with CI/CD pipelines and associated tools.
- Hands-on LLM or agent testing experience, including a tool shipped and used by engineers other than the author, with accuracy measured and failure modes understood.
Nice to have
- Experience in video/photo editing technologies or passion for creative tools.
- Experience with performance, scalability, and security testing; Apple's development ecosystem; or accessibility testing.
Pay
$206,200 and $356,400 USD base salary
Tools
Swift, JavaScript, Python, XCTest, Selenium, WebdriverIO, Jenkins, Xcode Server
AI focus
Apply LLMs or agents to testing; ship a tool used by other engineers, measure its accuracy, and understand its failure modes.
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