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# Software Development Engineer in Test - Battery Life

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $142,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Software Testing Automation Framework, Scripting, Information Technology, SDET
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/software-development-engineer-in-test-battery-life-27e8eb

## About the Role

Experience in automated test execution and developing automated test frameworks.

System level knowledge of hardware and software

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

Proficient in a scripting language (such as Python)

Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)

Strong QA experience in test planning/strategy/methodologies

Self-sufficient in debugging, troubleshooting and problem solving

## Description

Why Apple? We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and as creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. Apple has a world-class reputation for product quality and we need your help to keep those high standards for battery life. We're looking for critical thinkers who would like to play a key role in our engineering process, working in a fast-paced environment across a range of technologies to help us ensure all of our devices have best-of-class battery life., We're seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test - Battery Life to play a pivotal role in our engineering process. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment across various technologies to ensure our devices have exceptional battery life. We're looking for an engineer with strong execution and automation skills, as well as the creativity and initiative to proactively identify new opportunities for workflow improvement., Responsibilities include designing, developing, and owning automated tests for validating battery life as well as post-processing and reporting of test results. You will be responsible for running tests, analyzing test results against expectations, and collaborating with engineering teams to debug observed battery life issues in order to ensure products and software releases are of the highest quality . You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining test automation frameworks and for proactively identifying automated solutions to streamline our workflows.


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