Sr. Software Engineer, Tools and Automation - HomeKit

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At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Home SW enables an entire ecosystem of secure and intelligent home connectivity. We are developing technologies and crafting experiences that revolutionize the way people interact with the world around them.

Description

The Home QE team is looking for a highly reciprocal and motivated team member with a real passion for quality engineering in home automation. You will be testing Home features, automating new & existing test cases, and developing tools to improve efficiency of testing. You will be also exposed to multiple wireless network technologies and protocol stacks along with cloud based automation infrastructure. You should join the Home QE team if you want to help deliver amazing experiences in the Apple Home ecosystem.

","responsibilities":"Design detailed end-to-end quality plans for new features and technologies

Develop testing tools and methodologies with a quality-focused automation-first approach

Script test cases for new and existing features and technologies in the Home SW space

Collaborate with like-minded engineers on projects in a goal-oriented productive environment

Communicate ongoing project status, test results, and quality metrics clearly and authoritatively to cross functional stakeholders and leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Upbeat, adaptable, and results oriented with a positive attitude

Experience with shipping consumer products and/or services

Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways

Laser-focused on the smallest details that are significant to our customers

Passionate about Home Automation and IoT space

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years working in quality engineering experience or tool & automation development experience

Familiar with computer science fundamentals, including operating systems and TCP/IP networking

Experience in developing test cases/strategies for qualifying features & applications on iOS or similar products

Experience automating test cases with Python or other scripting languages

Experience developing with C/C++, Objective C, or Swift

Thrive in a reciprocal environment and can clearly communicate while deftly driving multiple projects across many teams

Ability to work in a rapid development cycle with tight schedules

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