OS Power and Performance - Software Development Engineer in Test

San Diego Until 9/21/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Every meaningful decision about Apple device health, from identifying a battery regression to validating a new AI feature's system footprint, starts with data. The Platform Telemetry Quality Engineering team owns the automated systems that ensure that data is accurate, complete, and trustworthy across every Apple platform. We sit at the foundation of Apple's quality signal, and we're looking for engineers who understand that great products are only as good as the data behind them.

Description

As a Quality Engineer on our team, you'll build and maintain the automated pipelines that validate system telemetry data across Apple's entire device lineup, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and beyond. Your work ensures that when engineers across Apple instrument new features and services, the data flowing back from devices is correct, well-structured, and regression-free. You'll validate telemetry from some of Apple's most ambitious software, including on device AI models and Siri intelligence, working directly with development teams to define quality expectations before data ever reaches production. Through dashboards, automated reporting, and close cross-functional collaboration, you'll give teams across the organization a clear, real-time picture of system health at every point in the release cycle. This role is for someone who takes data seriously, builds with scale in mind, and wants their work to underpin the quality signal for one of the world's most complex software ecosystems.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience with Unix based systems
Experience with SQL or other database structures
Experience with Python or similar scripting languages
3+ years experience with test automation and frameworks including scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Bash, etc.
Excellent ability to triage and debug problems, QA experience or exposure to good testing methodologies preferred
Passion for quality and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of proven experience leading cross-functional, technical projects and initiatives
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Experience leveraging LLM-based tools for developing and testing code

About this role

Summary

Build and maintain automated pipelines for data validation and quality across Apple devices.

Job title

OS Power and Performance - Software Development Engineer in Test

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

San Diego, remote not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Unix

Preferred skills

cross-functional projectscommunicationLLM tools

Specializations

test automationtelemetry data validationAI modelsscripting
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City