Virtualization Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Core OS

Are you a big-picture problem solver who loves setting daring goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In the Core Operating Systems group we ensure the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole.

That’s because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. By crafting these distinct, multidisciplinary user experiences, you’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices.

The Core Virtualization team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Test Engineering team responsible for ensuring the quality of Virtualization technologies for Apple. We are responsible for macOS and Linux in a virtualized environment on all Apple products, including development and integration of the bootloader, system software and various user facing features for these platforms, as well as leading multi-functional efforts across software teams.

DESCRIPTION The Virtualization Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is responsible for automated testing ensuring the quality of the customer experience when running macOS, Linux or Windows in virtualization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS High level understanding of the software quality engineering discipline and testing levels Experience developing object-oriented / reusable, efficient, and scalable automated test code Fluency in one or more of the following programming languages: Python, Objective-C, Swift, C, C++, Java Bachelors or Masters degree in (CS, CE), or demonstrated relevant industry experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective collaboration Accustomed to sweating the details in your quest for the highest software quality Problem solving and critical thinking: A natural curiosity to know how things work and to understand the why Full understanding of common software quality methodologies and processes Previous experience as a software quality engineer responsible for writing, executing, and owning automated testing Experience with executing and managing Jenkins or equivalent CI infrastructure Demonstrated ability to effectively investigate and identify complex software bugs / defects Hands on with one or more virtualization technologies or container technologies (ex KVM, Xen, VMware, Hyper-V, Docker) In-depth admin level experience with one or more classes of operating systems (ex macOS, Linux, Unix, Windows)