Apple
Software Development Engineer in Test - Video Codec
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years relevant industry experience; 6+ years programming experience; 6+ years development experience on macOS or unix/linux platform.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Designs and develops tests, tools, and automated pipelines to verify video codec and processing software quality across Apple platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop test cases, test harnesses, and validation tools for video processing frameworks and low-level codec software.
- Automate testing and quality-evaluation workflows; triage failures and drive test strategy and planning.
- Build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows, collaborating with engineering and cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
- 6+ years programming experience in C/C++, Objective-C/Swift, and Python.
- 6+ years development experience on macOS or unix/linux platform.
- Hands-on LLM use in software development; test case development and software testing methodologies; hands-on CI/CD practice.
Nice to have
- Experience building LLM-powered tooling, including prompt engineering, agent design, tool/API integration, and MCP-based integrations.
- Experience with XCTest or PyTest, testing techniques, image/video quality evaluation, or codecs and video processing pipelines.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, Objective-C, Swift, Python, Shell, XCTest, PyTest, MCP
AI focus
Build LLM-based tools and agentic workflows to extend testing pipeline automation; preferred LLM-powered tooling includes prompt engineering, agent design, tool/API integration, and MCP-based integrations.
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