Software Quality Engineer, Retail Engineering, Early Career

As a Quality Engineer at Apple's Retail Engineering Point of Sale (POS) team, you'll play an active 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 spanning a broad range of applications, tools, and frameworks, working to meet 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 working in an agile software development lifecycle • Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities • Experience 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 • Thrive in a collaborative working environment

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the technology powering Apple Retail Stores, which serve millions of customers and are industry leaders in Retail. If you're passionate about quality engineering and want to make a significant impact in a dynamic, innovative environment, this position at Apple could be an excellent fit for your career.