Apple

Software Quality Engineer, Media Applications & Live Experiences

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8 hours ago
Irvine, CA, USAStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate testing across complex development cycles for live sports, events, and spatial media on visionOS.
  • Develop test plans, conduct quality and design reviews, and lead bug triage through resolution.
  • Test the media lifecycle from live capture and distribution through on-device playback, performance, and reliability.
  • Assess stream health and playback stability for 3D playback and Apple Immersive Video.
  • Execute and coordinate testing during live events and drive issues to resolution under operational timelines.
  • Partner with automation engineers and contribute to test automation, log analysis, failure classification, and reporting.
  • Perform exploratory, reliability, and performance testing on visionOS hardware.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of end-user client software quality engineering or media/video QA experience, including test planning and coordinating test passes and reviews.
  • Familiarity with video streaming concepts such as HLS or DASH and video formats including AVC and HEVC.
  • Experience leading and developing a team in a highly cross-functional environment.
  • Understanding of test automation concepts and their role in quality strategies for frameworks such as AVKit and CoreMedia.
  • Practical use of Generative AI tools for test workflows such as log analysis or report generation.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to produce clear bug reports and readiness summaries.
  • Experience building or maintaining automated test scripts, tools, or pipelines for Apple devices is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Xcode, Swift, AVFoundation, and other Apple media frameworks is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of visionOS, iOS, or macOS and experience debugging or profiling client-device performance is preferred.
  • Experience with AR/VR, spatial computing devices, CI/CD test pipelines, and cross-platform media frameworks is preferred.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Broadcast Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Tech Stack

iOSmacOSSwift

Categories

Apple

About Apple

10,000+ employees

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services for consumers and professionals worldwide, including iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, plus platforms like iOS/macOS and services such as the App Store, iCloud, Music, and TV+. Its business combines device sales with services and subscriptions and in-house silicon design. Founded in 1976, Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California, and trades on NASDAQ as AAPL.

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