Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

The VideoApps QA team is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of Apples second-party video editing applications including Final Cut Pro for iPad and related products. As a Software Developer in Test you will be at the intersection of engineering and quality assurance designing and building the automated test infrastructure that powers our teams ability to ship world-class video software. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how modern automation and AI/ML-driven workflows are adopted across the team.

In this role you will design implement and execute automated test suites and custom tooling in Swift and Python covering everything from API workflows to end-to-end video application scenarios. You will collaborate closely with software engineers and product teams to identify quality gaps early in the development lifecycle driving bug isolation and regression coverage across complex video editing features. Beyond your own technical contributions you will mentor manual QA engineers and help scale team-wide automation capabilities as the organization evolves its testing practices.

Design and implement scalable automated test frameworks and custom tooling in Swift and Python for FCP for iPad and related video applicationsnBuild and maintain test coverage for API-related workflows ensuring reliability across critical integration pointsnExecute regression functional and exploratory testing cycles isolating and documenting defects with precision and reproducibilitynPartner with software engineers and product managers throughout the development lifecycle to define testability requirements and quality exit criterianMentor manual QA engineers on automation best practices elevating the teams overall technical capabilitiesnEvaluate and integrate AI/ML-driven testing approaches to improve test efficiency and coverage breadthnManage multiple concurrent testing efforts and deliver results on tight release schedules without sacrificing qualitynContribute to QA process improvements documentation and standards that scale across the broader VideoApps organization

5 years of industry experience in software quality assurance or quality engineering rolesn3 years coding in Swift and/or Python in a professional testing or software development contextn2 years testing API-related workflows including validating request/response contracts and integration behaviorsnStrong knowledge of the software development lifecycle testing methodologies QA terminology and established QA processesnDemonstrated ability to detect isolate and regression-test defects across complex customer-facing software applicationsnTrack record of delivering high-quality test coverage while balancing multiple workstreams and meeting strict release deadlinesnBachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field or we may consider an equivalent industry experience

Familiarity with video technologies codecs or media processing pipelines as they relate to software qualitynHands-on experience building end-to-end automation frameworks in both Swift and Python within a CI/CD environmentnProven experience mentoring or coaching QA engineers and elevating team-wide technical capabilitiesnSkilled in applying AI/ML-driven approaches to test generation failure analysis or coverage optimizationnExperience testing creative or professional media applications with complex stateful user workflows