Streaming Media QE Web Automation Engineer, Media, Graphics & Compute Technologies

The Web Streaming Quality Engineering team at Apple ensures our customers enjoy seamless high-fidelity playback experiences when watching movies shows and listening to music across Apple Music Apple TV and third-party partner applications on various web platforms (browsers smart TVs connected devices and game consoles).nWe uphold the high bar of quality Apple is known for while building the next generation of web-based streaming infrastructure. We are looking for a strong Python or JavaScript/TypeScript developer to design build and maintain our web automation framework and test suites.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineering Automation Engineer with strong software development skills in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript to join our team. nIn this role you will collaborate closely with engineering QA and product teams to design resilient automation systems that validate media playback streaming performance and user experience across diverse web environments and hardware platforms. If you are passionate about solving complex automation challenges with robust scalable solutions this is the role for you.

Design implement and maintain scalable reliable test automation frameworks for web streaming playbacknCreate automated test suites simulating real-world playback scenarios across multiple browsers smart TV platforms and connected web devicesnDefine comprehensive test plans scope testing efforts and conduct targeted exploratory/manual testing alongside automation developmentnIntegrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to catch regressions earlynDiagnose isolate and debug complex streaming playback and network-related issues across client and backend interfacesnCollaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to drive quality best practices and product reliability

Strong software development experience in Python or JavaScript / TypeScriptnProven track record in test automation framework design and creating end-to-end (E2E) automated test suitesnSolid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and building resilient non-flaky test automationnExperience authoring comprehensive test plans and test strategy documentationnStrong analytical debugging and problem-solving skillsnBS/MS in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Experience with web automation tools/frameworksnFamiliarity with the HLS streaming protocol (Knowledge of Dash wouldnt help the teamnDiagnose isolate and debug complex streaming playback and network-related issues across streaming clientsnKnowledge of web performance metrics network profiling and video quality assessment techniques