Full-Time
Analytics QA Manager
Updated on 8/1/2026
Apple
10,001+ employees
Designs and sells hardware and software
No salary listed
Seattle, WA, USA
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Bachelor's
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- A Computer Science degree or equivalent relevant experience is required.
- In-depth knowledge and experience in one or more of the following technologies is required: Python, SQL, Swift, XCTest/XCUI, or Java.
- Experience leading or strong demonstrated readiness to lead a quality-assurance team is required.
- Experience managing or coordinating projects and processes cross-functionally is required.
- The ability to work in a continually changing and dynamic environment and drive top issues to resolution is required.
- The ability to grasp issues quickly and make educated, critical decisions in the absence of complete requirements is required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication is required.
- Manage a team of Automation engineers dedicated to ensuring high-quality releases of Apple Music Analytics data from client to server.
- Oversee all Quality Assurance processes, including test planning, estimation, execution, and automation, to guarantee timely delivery on commitments.
- Perform technical analysis and functional qualification of new analytics feature integration on various client platforms and backend pipelines.
- Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test strategy for data validation and comparisons, and test client instrumentation and downstream data aggregates and reports.
- Design and develop new internal tools and testing frameworks, and maintain existing automation to guarantee reliable end-to-end automation coverage.
- Provide timely and accurate Quality Assurance status and progress updates during all testing phases.
- Act as a strong advocate for quality in the software development process.
- Collaborate with Analytics and Data Engineering, Client Engineering, project management, and Data Science teams to deliver high-quality features and services.
- Lead a team responsible for testing and automating Analytics features end to end and delivering high-quality releases of analytics data pipelines from client to server.
- Knowledge and experience with Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, or other distributed systems is preferred.
- Strong leadership capabilities and experience mentoring and developing team members are preferred.
- Expertise in test automation architecture, test planning, execution, and triage across multiple platforms is preferred.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to distill complex analyses and concepts into concise, business-focused insights are preferred.
Apple designs, manufactures, and sells hardware and software across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, plus services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. The products work together through an integrated ecosystem where devices run Apple’s own operating systems and sync data via iCloud, delivering a seamless user experience. It differentiates itself by controlling both hardware and software end-to-end, maintaining a unified design, and expanding services and spatial computing. Its goal is to provide a cohesive, high-quality experience across devices while growing services revenue and expanding its ecosystem.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Founded
1976
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