Software Quality Engineer, Retail Engineering, Early Career

As a Software Quality Engineer in the Retail Engineering Point of Sale (POS) team at Apple, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the quality of software used in Apple Retail Stores. Your responsibilities will include deep integration with development engineers, creating test plans, bug reporting and triaging, identifying automation opportunities, and supporting design reviews. You'll help identify coverage gaps, sync with multi-functional teams to reduce duplication, foster better testing, and prevent regressions. The role demands passion for solving complex business challenges with process engineering and technology, and thrives in environments requiring multi-functional thinking, collaboration, and innovation. You'll be part of a diverse team working on a broad range of applications, tools, and frameworks, helping to maintain Apple's high standards of quality.

Key Responsibilities: • Create and execute test plans • Report and triage bugs • Identify automation opportunities • Support design reviews • Collaborate with development engineers and multi-functional teams • Identify and address coverage gaps • Foster improved testing practices • Prevent software regressions

Required Qualifications: • BA/BS degree or equivalent • Experience testing iOS mobile applications • Experience reviewing Java code • Software scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Perl)

Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in agile software development lifecycle • Strong attention to detail and analytical capabilities • Experience in troubleshooting and resolving large-scale production issues • Strong sense of ownership, customer service, and integrity • Passion for automating repetitive manual processes • Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies & practices • Ability to triage problems, prioritize, and propose resolutions • Thrives in collaborative working environments

This role offers a competitive base pay range of $121,900 to $183,600 per year, along with additional benefits including stock options, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, educational reimbursement, and various discounts on Apple products and services.