Senior Video Tools Quality Engineer

We are the team providing Apple Media content and services to the world, and building the infrastructure for next generation systems. Our apps, serving billions of requests every hour, help drive products such as Apple TV+, iTunes App Store, Apple Music, and iTunes Store applications on iOS, Desktop, and Apple TV.

Description

We're looking for an experienced QA Engineer to join our internal tools QA team to test & automate workflows that our internal teams and partners use to deliver all of our streaming content in the TV App. We are seeking an experienced engineer who is proactive, detail oriented, and can multi-task effectively. ","responsibilities":"Build on existing UI and BE automation for internal video tools with a focus on live streaming platform and sports tools

Write and execute manual and automated tests that target Apple TV internal sports and live streaming video tools.

Analyze test results, troubleshoot, assess risk, and triage issues with different teams.

Create and maintain comprehensive test plans for web-based apps.

Collaborate with developers, EPMs & QA engineers to understand features in-depth, plan sprints, plan test cycles, design test automation and analyze defects.

Manage a consistently evolving backlog of automation needs, schedule work and contribute significantly to automation test coverage according to priorities defined by our stakeholders

Coordinate test plans among QA engineers, track progress, and report results.

Evangelize software testing best practices and influence architecture and design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields preferred.

Substantial experience in quality engineering and/or software development.

Experience developing test automation with Pytest, JUnit, or TestNg and knowledge of Data Driven Testing

Experience with web devTools, server side logging tools (e.g. Splunk) and HTTP traffic monitoring tools (e.g. Charles Proxy).

Experience working closely with development teams in an Agile software development environment.

Ability to abstract technical details and effectively communicate to audiences at different levels

Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

Comfortable and adaptable in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment

Minimum Qualifications

Extensive experience in Automated web UI testing using Selenium and Playwright

Experience in API functional testing, API test development, execution of automated tests and bug reporting.

Proficiency with programming in Python and TypeScript and experience with UNIX-based systems for debugging, analysis, and automation.

Deep understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Strong problem solving and debugging skills with meticulous attention to detail.