Software Development Engineer (SDE)

The Software Platform team within Hardware Test Engineering (HWTE) is seeking a Software Design Engineer to design and develop software for Apple's new product introductions (NPI). This engineer will collaborate closely with other HWTE Software Platform team members and cross-functional teams to ensure the success of current and future Apple products. The HWTE Software Platform team owns various projects, including tools for enabling calibration and testing of NPI products, systems that restore software on each device shipped to customers, and algorithms for image processing for product calibration and testing.\\n

As part of the Software Platform team, you will be responsible for writing and designing software tools used by algorithm developers and factory station software engineers responsible for implementing test sequences for testing hardware in the factory. You will work closely with system design leads to understand the software needs for factory test stations and develop software solutions and plugins for instruments used on the station to enable hardware testing of Apple products. \n\nAdditionally, you will be involved in taking the existing implementation of the algorithm in C++ and writing unit tests using XCTest in Xcode. You will also write smoke and regression tests using your knowledge of Lua and Python.\nYou will collaborate closely with algorithm developers to identify parts of the code that require stress testing and apply various methodologies, such as performance testing, integration testing, and fuzz testing.\n\nFurthermore, you will leverage machine learning and LLMs to automatically generate tests for complex parts of the software, ensuring robust coverage based on analysis.

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience\nStrong command of C/C++ and an object-oriented language\nExperience with white box testing\nExperience with Xcode and macOS\nExperience with Lua and Python development\nKnowledge of image processing and algorithm design\nUnderstanding of DSP\nUp to 10% international travel

MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience\nExperience with machine learning and LLMs\nExperience with performance analysis, stress tests, and scalability assessments\nExperience with telemetry, critical metrics, and data-driven decision-making\nExperience crafting tests with complex systems and quickly evolving test environments\n