Software Development Engineer - Test, Accessibility, Apple Services Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States$171,600 - $302,200

At Apple, we build things that are thoughtfully designed and carefully crafted with our users in mind. We’re a diverse collection of problem solvers and doers, continually reimagining our products, systems, and practices to help people do what they love, while outpacing challenges that face a growing organization. In this role, you will own the full testing lifecycle including test strategy, test plan authoring, automation development, execution, and results reporting for critical features across upcoming Apple media product and service releases. You will serve as the primary voice and advocate representing customers who rely on accessibility accommodations to interact with Apple products, ensuring their experience is never an afterthought.

A successful candidate will be deeply knowledgeable and passionate about the current assistive technology landscape across all of Apple's platforms and ecosystems. This role is intentionally broad and encompasses accessibility advocacy, software quality engineering, and accessible design expertise. You will architect and maintain scalable UI automation solutions using XCTest/XCUITest, Python, and Swift that empower a lean team to move fast without sacrificing quality. Your automation work will directly reduce manual testing burden, accelerate release confidence, and surface accessibility regressions early in the development cycle.

Review upcoming features and projects with an accessibility-first lens, bringing both technical and experiential knowledge to the conversation
Provide early-stage feedback and concrete recommendations for accessibility improvements across UI, interaction design, and assistive technology compatibility
Build and scale automated accessibility test coverage integrated into E2E pipelines
Create thorough test plans that balance automated and manual coverage intelligently
Innovate tools and training that help other teams test for accessibility
Champion accessible design understanding within your team and across partner teams
Represent accessibility concerns in broader engineering discussions, design reviews, and bug triage
Your passion, technical depth, and advocacy will directly shape the experience of millions of users and raise the bar for what truly inclusive software looks like at Apple.

Significant experience in Quality Assurance Engineering or Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET), with deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle
Hands-on experience building and maintaining UI automation frameworks at scale, with a focus on reliability and long-term maintainability
Proficiency in Python for test scripting, tooling, and automation infrastructure
Proficiency in Swift and/or SwiftUI, with practical experience writing and maintaining XCTest and XCUITest suites for Apple platform applications
Experience designing automation solutions that enable a small team to maintain high software quality across a broad surface area
Deeply knowledgeable about assistive technology features across all of Apple's platforms and ecosystems, including but not limited to VoiceOver, Switch Control, Voice Control and Display Accommodations

Experience with manual end-to-end testing to complement and validate automated coverage
Passionate about equitable and inclusive UI/UX and believes accessibility is a quality issue, not a checkbox
Thorough familiarity with screen readers including VoiceOver, TalkBack, NVDA, and Narrator, and experience incorporating them into structured test workflows
Strong working knowledge of WCAG guidelines and accessibility best practices for native and web experiences
A genuine understanding of accessible design principles and the ability to evaluate and communicate design decisions through an accessibility lens
Experience authoring clear, detailed, and reproducible bug reports that effectively communicate impact to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable working with, presenting to, and facilitating decisions among senior and cross-functional leaders
Superb verbal and written communication skills, equally effective with engineering teams and executive audiences

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 $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s 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’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll 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 — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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