Early career - Software developer in Test, Sales Engineering
Apple • London, England, United Kingdom
**Role & seniority: ** Early Careers SDET (Sales Engineering), early-career/graduate-track; works with senior SDETs and software engineers
**Stack/tools: **
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Testing backend APIs, web frontends, and native iOS apps
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Product context: DCOTA (over-the-air digital content management) and StoreFront (partner store management app)
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Programming/scripting for test automation (specific language not stated)
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CI/CD (preferred: familiarity)
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AI tools for generating/maintaining test artifacts (preferred/encouraged)
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Top 3 responsibilities:
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Ensure quality of partner/internal applications and services used by channel partners and Apple Stores
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Build/maintain automated testing for APIs, web UI, and iOS, deciding what to automate vs. validate manually
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Improve validation strategy (e.g., generate test cases from specs/docs; increase automation coverage and maintainability)
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Must-have skills:
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Able to write and maintain test automation code in at least one language/script
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Test design fundamentals (effective test case writing; automation tradeoffs)
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Understanding of software development lifecycles and where quality fits
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Curiosity about applying AI to quality engineering
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Nice-to-haves:
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B.S./M.S. CS or equivalent experience
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Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD integration
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Performance/load testing concepts
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Experience using A
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Full Description
Imagine a role where you could use your knowledge and skills to have a broader impact than anywhere else, and where you could make your own dent in the universe. Apple’s Sales Engineering teams build the systems that enable any potential customer to have the greatest store experience, wherever they are in the world, and ensure that anyone selling Apple devices can do their best work supporting clients. If you’re interested in understanding how things operate at scale — across hundreds of thousands of points of sale — and how the Apple experience is delivered globally, this role might be for you.
DESCRIPTION
As an Early Careers SDET in Sales Engineering, you will help ensure the quality of applications and services used by our channel partners, in Apple Stores, and by internal teams across the business. Our main products include DCOTA (Digital Content Over The Air), which manages over 1.4 million devices in our partners’ stores, and StoreFront, the go-to app for partner staff to manage their stores — covering marketing campaigns, fulfilment, ticketing, and support. You will work across our full stack — testing backend APIs, web frontends, and native iOS applications — with a focus on making smart decisions about what to automate and what to validate manually. Working alongside senior SDETs and software engineers, you will help the team move from repetitive manual testing toward intelligent, maintainable automation, while ensuring nothing ships without the right level of confidence. We value engineers who see AI as a natural part of modern quality engineering — someone who thinks about how to generate test cases from specifications, automate UI and API tests from well-defined test documents, and continuously improve how the team validates software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language, with the ability to write and maintain test automation code Understanding of test design principles — knowing how to write effective test cases and when to automate them Familiarity with software development lifecycles and how quality fits into them Curiosity about how AI can transform quality engineering practices
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
B. S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience; non-traditional
- backgrounds are valued Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD
- integration Familiarity with performance and load testing concepts Experience
- using AI tools to generate or maintain test artefacts
