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Software Development Engineer in Test (Local Storage)

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Apple

Software Development Engineer in Test (Local Storage)

Austin, TX

Summary

Posted: Aug 26, 2024

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200565133

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something. Join the Storage System Quality Engineering team responsible for ensuring highest quality for storage technology at the heart of Apple products known to surprise and delight millions of customers by working on exciting new products. The nature of the position requires the candidate to have excellent communication skills, strong technical and debugging skills, along with a drive to make a difference. You will be working in a fast paced environment, interacting directly with software development team and other QA teams cross functionally.

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Description

You will join a dynamic team responsible for qualifying the latest Apple Products with a focus on local storage. Successful candidate will participate in deep technical discussions with engineering teams, understand the impact of storage drivers/NAND firmware wrt to customer workloads and own the automated testing workflow with strong sense of ownership. Core Responsibilities Include: Contributing to automation framework with focus on scalability and reliability of the tests, while promoting coding best practices. Executing automated tests, analyze failure patterns and quantify impact with focus on customer experience. Understand how file systems and storage are linked together and help focus on integration testing. Work with development teams to help root cause issues found in test and drive post mortem discussions to think strategically about how to prevent similar issues in the future. Actively involved in team code reviews, design and test discussions. Ability to work under tight deadlines, achieve results by collaborating with/and influencing cross-functional teams. Be willing to travel to Cupertino as and when needed.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent.
  • Experience developing in Python.
  • Knowledge of NAND flash and/or other related storage technologies or low level embedded technologies.
  • Strong hands on experience with QA methodologies or prior QA experience.
  • Strong bug reporting skills and communicate clearly with management and cross functional teams.
  • Familiarity with Source Control Management such as svn or git

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience solving complex problems & triaging issues both hardware and software.
  • Experience in C is a plus but not required.
  • Understanding and /or desire to understand storage interfaces like PCIe, NVMe, SCSI etc
  • Automation planning, execution, and triage for projects on any of the platforms: iOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS is desirable
  • Experience setting up and maintaining automation racks is desirable but not a must.
  • DataAnalysis experience with Splunk/Tableau or any similar tools is preferred.

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  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
Job ID: apple-200565133-3
Employment Type: Other

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