Senior Software Engineer in Test — macOS

Design Transparency: Embed early into product ideation, technical architecture, and system design discussions with Software Development Engineers (SDEs), Product Managers, and Architects, providing explicit quality scaffolding and risk analysis.

Platform Ownership: Drive comprehensive test planning, execution, and precise effort estimations for the Okta Verify macOS application.

Technical Debt Reduction: Build automated infrastructure to streamline complex testing scenarios, such as the migration of legacy Objective-C components to modern Swift foundations.

Pipeline Integration: Maintain and optimize local CI/CD pipelines (leveraging tools like CircleCI) to ensure rapid, deterministic automated gates for macOS client builds.

Reliability Operations: Partner with Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to optimize test bed environments and maintain robust alert mechanisms for regression detection.

Experience: 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering in Test roles, with at least 1+ years deeply focused on automated validation of native macOS desktop applications.

Programming Proficiency: Strong coding skills in Swift, Objective-C, or Java/Python with a proven ability to write clean, scalable, and maintainable automation code.

macOS Ecosystem Depth: Understanding of macOS development paradigms, XCTest/XCUITest, application sandboxing, and Apple developer tools.

Test Tools: Hands-on expertise with cross-platform automation tools, UI testing frameworks, and API validation engines (REST, gRPC, or WebSockets).

Infrastructure Familiarity: Direct experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., CircleCI), containerization (Kubernetes/Docker), and standard logging frameworks.

Education: B.Tech / B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field.

Domain Expertise: Experience testing security software, enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, or cryptographic applications.

Technical Familiarity: Familiarity with MDM profiles, enterprise software deployment mechanisms on macOS, and local system frameworks (e.g., Endpoint Security, Local Authentication).

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