{"title": "Virtualization Quality Engineer (Automation)", "summary": "Are you a big-picture problem solver who loves setting daring goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In the Core Operating Systems group ensuring the OS is inseparable from each device\u2019s identity as a whole. That\u2019s because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. By crafting these distinct, multidisciplinary user experiences, you\u2019ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices.\n\nThe Core Virtualization team is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join an innovative team responsible for ensuring the quality of Virtualization technologies for Apple. We are responsible for macOS, Linux and Windows in a virtualized environment on all Apple products, including development and integration of the bootloader, system software, and various user-facing features for these platforms, as well as leading multi-functional efforts across software teams.", "description": "The Virtualization QA Automation Engineer is responsible for testing and ensuring the quality of the customer experience when running macOS, Linux, or Windows under virtualization. Primary job responsibilities include: work closely with developers to understand virtualization technologies in macOS, establish an understanding of new features and capabilities inside virtualized OS, creating test plans with development engineers for specific features, developing automated test frameworks and automation harnesses to enable comprehensive component-level test coverage, coordinating with multi-functional test engineering and QA teams to ensure adequate test coverage of complex features, identifying and vocalizing risk areas during product and technology development, being an advocate for the user, representing the needs of our end-user community.", "key_qualifications": "Experience with developing automation and hands on \u201csystems\u201d testing\nExperience in driver testing and qualification\nExperience working on test automation development and Linux system testing\nFamiliarity with Python, Shell scripting, Objective-C, Swift, C, C++\nExperience coding Unit Tests/Integration Tests/System Tests/Regression Tests and test execution in an automation framework\nUnderstanding of system architecture and experience qualifying device drivers\nFamiliarity with Kernel level debugging\nExcellent communication skills to facilitate close multi-functional interactions\nStrong test planning ability", "preferred_qualifications": "", "education_experience": "Bachelors or Masters degree in (CS, CE, EE) or a degree plus significant programming experience or equivalent industry experience required.", "additional_requirements": "Knowledge of Virtualization technologies such as VirtIO, KVM.\nExperience with macOS, iOS, and Xcode\nExperience with Linux, Windows", "pay_benefits": "At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.\n\nApple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple\u2019s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple\u2019s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You\u2019ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses \u2014 including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.\n\nNote: Apple benefit, compensation, and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.", "company": "apple"}