Quality Engineering Manager, Performance & Automation - Creativity Apps

Imagine what you could do here. The people at Apple don't just build products - we craft the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and ideas that fuels the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

The Creativity Apps team is shaping the next generation of creative editing tools - from video to motion graphics - with pioneering technologies that surprise and delight creative pros and enthusiasts alike.

We're looking for a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of Apple's consumer-facing creative applications, while driving engineering-led approaches to test automation and performance optimization.

Description

As the Quality Engineering Manager with your main charter dedicated to performance & automation, you will lead a team of software engineers developing and scaling performance and automation frameworks for native macOS and iOS applications. This role is highly technical and strategic: you will define testing strategies, establish performance benchmarks, and ensure Apple's creative applications meet world-class standards for responsiveness, stability, and user experience.

You will partner closely with development, QA, and product teams, shaping cross-functional approaches to client-side performance and automation, while mentoring and growing a high-performing software engineering team.","responsibilities":"Lead and mentor a team of engineers focused on performance testing, automation, and quality engineering for native applications.

Define and drive performance testing strategy, including metrics, benchmarks, and automated regression detection.

Collaborate with test operation team to deliver a scalable performance and automation infrastructure.

Collaborate with development teams to identify performance bottlenecks, optimize client-side experience, and influence design for performance.

Support individual career growth through coaching, mentorship, and technical guidance.

Contribute to broader leadership discussions to define quality standards, cross-team priorities, and best practices in QE.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience as a technical lead, QE engineer, or advanced user in creative production environments.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of experience in quality engineering, test automation, or performance engineering, with at least 4 years of people management leading software or QE engineers.