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Description
If you enjoy building quality into developer-facing products and leading testing strategy across a fast-moving, cross-functional organization, this role is for you. The MapKit QE team is responsible for the quality of our public APIs and SDKs — including MapKit SDK for Apple native platforms, Android, and MapKit JS — as well as the automation frameworks and tools powering our developer ecosystem. You will lead a team of quality engineers who partner closely with development, product, and design throughout the full feature lifecycle: from early design review and test planning, through automation framework development, execution, triage, and release sign-off — all the way to features shipping at Apple's Developer Conference. The ideal candidate combines technical depth in test engineering, SDK/API automation, and people management, with a passion for shipping high-quality developer experiences. In addition to leading a QE team, you should be comfortable driving test strategy for complex, multi-platform SDKs, championing automation and continuous testing best practices, and coaching engineers to grow in their careers.
Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of quality/test engineering experience, at least two of which in a lead or management role Proven track record of driving test strategy and delivering comprehensive test coverage for mission-critical SDKs, APIs, and applications Hands-on experience with SDK/API testing and automation frameworks (e.g., XCTest, Espresso, UI Automator, Appium, or JavaScript/web test frameworks) Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build systems (e.g., Gradle), Git, and RESTful API/backend integration testing Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to independently diagnose and triage complex issues Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide teams through ambiguous and complex technical challenges Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to explain complex problems clearly and succinctly Passion to collaborate and iterate on ideas in a cross-functional team
Preferred Qualifications
Experience testing or designing SDKs/APIs used by external teams or third-party developers, including Android and/or iOS SDKs Practical experience with mobile and web technologies (Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin/Java, HTML/CSS/JavaScript/TypeScript) Familiarity with SwiftUI, UIKit, React, and/or Node.js Experience managing host/lab environments for automated testing and end-to-end automation development Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and rapid release cadences Experience coaching direct reports to help them advance in their careers Familiarity with mapping frameworks is a plus
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