Role & seniority
- Principal Quality Engineer (senior/lead; 10+ years)
- Principal-level leadership role shaping Quality Engineering for Commerce & Growth in Apple Services
Stack/tools
- QA/QE strategy and practice; quality systems, tests, and automation
- Strong software development background (specific languages/tools not stated)
- Focus on qualifying server APIs and customer-facing UIs
- (Preferred context) experience with software release cycles (tooling not specified)
Top 3 responsibilities
- Develop and evolve quality engineering strategy, systems, and test approaches for large-scale services
- Build processes/tools to improve quality and efficiency; drive adoption across engineering orgs
- Partner cross-functionally to qualify diverse systems (server-side APIs and UI) and influence release readiness
Must-have skills
- Expert in QA/QE, process improvement, and automation to raise quality
- Technical leadership with strong architecture sense; ability to operate at deep and big-picture levels
- Experience leading large organizations through change and building/mentoring leaders
- Cross-functional and cross-cultural influence: stakeholder management, alignment, and influence without control
- Clear communication tailored to audiences; comfortable with ambiguity
- Distributed team experience across time zones
- Bachelor’s in quantitative field (CS/engin

Full Description

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish! The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And we do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high standard for quality and excellence, to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries.

DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to help drive an evolution of our Quality Engineering organization for Commerce & Growth. This role will partner with leaders across Apple Services Engineering who develop quality engineering systems and tests and help re-imagine how we ship quality products to customers. The team is responsible for qualifying a wide array of diverse systems that operate at a massive scale — from server APIs powering our media experiences to user interfaces that deliver the best of our services to customers. AI is here to stay and new opportunities for raising quality while increasing efficiency abound. We are looking for an experienced quality leader with a proven track record of developing strategy, building processes and tools, and driving adoption across an organization. You should have a history of driving quality through tools, systems, and automation, and possess a strong background in software development. Additionally, you are a team player who is eager to collaborate and build partnerships with other quality and engineering organizations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years experience in the quality engineering space. Experience leading large technical organizations through change. Expert in the practice of QA/QE and track record of improving quality through processes, systems, and automation. Strong technical leadership and keen architecture sense. Capacity to engage in deep technical detail yet move fluidly into big-picture thinking. Honed practice of developing technical leaders, setting clear strategy, direction and goals Experience working with distributed teams across cultures, geography, and timezones. High value for teamwork, collaboration, and driving cross-functional alignment. Fluent in influencing without control. Strong practice of stakeholder management. Ability to drive clarity in the midst of ambiguity. Superb

communication skills: ability to convey complicated concepts concisely and tailor messaging to different audiences. Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, such as computer science, engineering, or mathematics.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience testing server-side systems. Experience planning and leading software release cycles.