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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Bug Reporting, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/82b1a6a1-f238-45f3-aeea-6954ef72ac1b

## About the Role

5+ years of experience in QA/QE

Minimum of 1+ years experience as a Software Engineer in Test

Programming in Python and/or Swift to prototype features, create test apps, and test with internal tools

Proficiency in testing mobile/desktop apps, and backend/APIs

Understanding of the software development lifecycle, SQA testing methodologies, terminology and processes such as planning, requirements analysis, testing and deployment

Proven bug detection, isolation, and regression skills

Able to extract user scenarios from software feature descriptions and requirements, translating them into effective test plans and cases

Strong familiarity with iOS and macOS

Applied LLMs or GenAI tooling to test generation, failure analysis, or coverage gap identification in a real engineering workflow

Built prompt engineering techniques into QA or developer tooling that measurably improved output quality or throughputBS in Computer Science, or related field, or 5+ years of equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in digital photography and video, with proficiency in editing tools for both media

Meticulous, analytical, methodical and creative problem solver committed to driving quality forward

Thrives in a collaborative organization, that's fast-paced and dynamic, and can clearly communicate technical problems to software teams and management

Proficient at balancing multiple efforts simultaneously and meeting strict deadlines

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

## Description

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, writing, maintaining and executing end-end test cases manually and through automation using Swift and Python. You will drive all aspects of quality and process improvements to help the team ensure that our features are rock-solid and ready to be released to our customers. Report bugs with outstanding isolation and regression techniques will be the key to your success. This role requires balancing a wide variety of deliverables that will rely on your talent for managing priorities and communicating progress and risks effectively and systematically. Your ongoing curiosity and dedication to self-education in video/photo technologies as well as new testing techniques is what will set you apart. You will be working closely with other team members to help coordinate multi-functional test e?orts.


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