Virtualization Quality Manager
Cupertino, California, United States
Software and Services
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, you’ll ensure the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole. That’s because this group builds 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’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices.
The Virtualization team in Core OS is looking for a Quality Engineering Manager to lead a team which focuses on developing test infrastructure, test frameworks and tools to help qualify virtualization technologies and running guest operating systems like macOS, Linux and Windows. This is a highly multi-function role that requires coordinating and leading many teams at Apple to build an amazing Virtualization experience on Apple products. We enable teams to deliver high quality software through best in class engineering experiences, efficient workflow, data driven insights, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Qualifications
- Passion for quality in consumer products
- Experience leading a team of test and software engineers
- Experience with firmware, device-driver, and kernel-level test development
- Experience with test strategies including unit, system-integration, fuzz, conformance, and compliance
- Consistent track record of producing and implementing test plans aligned with project and program schedules
- History of setting bold yet attainable goals and motivating teams to achieve them
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of Virtualization technologies a plus - KVM, ESX, HyperV, VirtIO
- Familiarity with macOS, Linux and Windows software development is a plus
- Familiarity with Python, Shell scripting, Objective-C, Swift, C, C++
Description
The Virtualization Quality Manager is responsible to lead and manage an engineering team that is responsible for the quality of Apple’s Virtualization technologies including Virtualization framework, Virtualization Tools Framework, Apple Virtual Products, as Virtualization related tools as well as 3rd party operating systems - Linux and Windows. Continue building and growing team by hiring and retaining premier engineering talent. Working with the broader Virtualization team as well as partner teams across Apple to understand and prioritize test engineering needs. Working with the broader Virtualization team to create test plans for specific features. Coordinating with multi-functional test engineering and QA teams to ensure adequate test coverage. Ambitiously pursuing the development of test automation and test frameworks to enable comprehensive test coverage Identifying and vocalizing risk areas during product and technology development. Promoting a team culture that encourages innovation and sets high standards for quality and productivity. Communicating and driving overall virtualization related quality plans to the broader team and leadership. Promote, advocate and drive integration of virtualization across many CI/CD and testing workflows at Apple. Help promote virtualization platform as a first class product supported by Apple products.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field