Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Web + Server — Find My

The Find My team builds a seamless, private, and secure way for people to locate their devices and personal items — and share location with friends and family — at a scale of hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We're a fast-paced, collaborative group of engineers, designers, and product managers who wear many hats and partner across hardware, software, and privacy to ship groundbreaking, reliable experiences.

Description

As an SDET on the Find My team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, owning test strategy and automation across the stack — backend services and web — for features that reach hundreds of millions of users. You'll partner closely with engineers to shift testing left, build reliable automation into our CI/CD pipelines, and continuously raise the bar on quality as we build the future of Find My.

AI readiness: We expect our SDETs to be fluent with modern AI tooling — comfortable using GenAI and AI-assisted coding/testing tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) to accelerate test authoring, triage, and coverage, with sound judgment about where AI helps and where human verification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks across backend services and web for Find My
• Automate API / microservice testing — functional, contract, integration, and performance — for the services that power Find My
• Build and maintain web UI automation (e.g. Playwright) for Find My's browser experiences
• Deconstruct complex, cross-layer features into comprehensive, risk-based test plans and convert them into reliable automated tests
• Partner with developers early to shift testing left — influencing testability, catching defects sooner, and reducing manual effort
• Build, monitor, and continuously improve CI/CD test pipelines to keep the suite fast, stable, and trustworthy
• Investigate failures across the stack, file clear and actionable defects, and drive them to resolution with the right data and reproduction steps
• Validate functionality, reliability, and privacy across browsers, environments, and network conditions
• Explore and adopt GenAI and AI-assisted tooling to accelerate test creation, triage, and coverage
• Report quality signals and risk clearly to the team to support confident release decisions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical partners across Apple

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering / test, with a strong automation focus
• Hands-on automation experience across backend/API and web (breadth across both strongly preferred)
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented language (Java, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, or equivalent)
• Experience automating API / microservice testing (unit, component, integration, contract tests) and working with REST/JSON
• Experience with web UI automation (Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress)
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and the test pyramid
• Experience designing test plans, assessing risk, filing defects, and reporting test results
• Experience building and maintaining automated test suites that scale
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Comfortable using AI / GenAI-assisted development and testing tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) in day-to-day work
• Strong written and verbal communication — able to report quality status and risk clearly to technical and non-technical partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Modern web automation frameworks (i.e. Playwright) and cross-browser testing
• Backend/REST API testing depth: contract testing tools, service virtualization, mocking, performance/load testing
• Experience testing location-, privacy-, or security-sensitive features
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring (logs, metrics, tracing) to diagnose service failures
• Experience with containerized test environments and cloud-based test infrastructure
• Exposure to Kubernetes, AWS, or other cloud infrastructure
• Understanding of operating systems and networking fundamentals
• Experience with CI/CD and the build & release process for web / service projects
• Passion for clean code and OO design patterns
• Enthusiastic about Apple and genuinely passionate about the customer experience
• Able to cut through ambiguity and deliver results on time
• Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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