Software Quality Engineer - Maps

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Apple Maps is an immersive, enjoyable, and practical tool that benefits everyone. It provides us with a comprehensive understanding of our global world and how we navigate it. Apple Maps empowers us to explore new destinations and discover the world around us. It defines our communities and highlights cultural significance for our users, our Maps team, and Apple as a whole.

The Apple Maps Client team is seeking a dedicated and self-motivated Software Quality Engineer to collaborate closely with development and other test engineering teams across Apple. We are a team that conceptualizes, iterates, executes, and builds new features on an ongoing basis, while simultaneously maintaining the highest quality of all our legacy Maps features for all our users. If you are passionate about quality, the world around you, and eager to make a positive impact on the experience of our Apple Maps customers, we invite you to explore this opportunity further.

The Maps Software Quality Engineer is responsible for collaborating closely with developers and other test engineers to thoroughly test all legacy and new Maps App features. Our team is responsible for creating test documents, executing and analyzing data, conducting bug triaging, leading testing procedures, and ensuring the successful development of new features. We collaborate with cross-functional development teams to ensure that our Maps organization delivers the highest quality application possible across all of Apple’s platforms.

The individual filling this position should possess the ability to rapidly comprehend and distill highly intricate matters into concise and comprehensible solutions, delivering clearly documented test plans and strategies. They must be a proactive quality engineer with exceptional communication skills and a strong desire to excel in a challenging and dynamic environment.

• Obsession over the customer experience.
• Possess knowledge and real-world experience with software quality engineering: test planning and strategies, test case definitions, and problem analysis.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills with an ability to identify, diagnose, regress and debug issues thoroughly.
• Ability to execute test cases; report clear, concise, and actionable results/data to various technical and functional teams.
• Triage automation results, report and elevate issues appropriately to the different cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication skills, comfortable collaborating with all levels of engineering, product, and testing teams across Apple to help with new feature development and validation.
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Ability to learn new technologies independently, innovate & bring new perspectives to our team.
• Self-motivated, flexible, highly organized problem solver with meticulous attention to detail, ability to investigate, debug and triage difficult problems both independently and cooperatively, in a fast-paced, agile and dynamic environment.

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 $141,800 and $258,600, 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 seek to promote 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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.