Senior MacOS QA Engineer
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 2d ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 49d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-09-14). Last seen at its source 1h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 14 Sep 2026 (48 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 1 hour ago.
Is it remote?
Marked remote on the employer's board
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Who may apply?
Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
The description states no restriction of its own. This is the source's own tag.
Pay
$6,500/mo
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Skills named in the ad
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Carried by 1 source
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Workable employer's own board first seen 48d ago · last seen 1h ago
- posted 2026-10-06
The listing
As the Senior macOS QA Engineer, you will be responsible for validating the stability, security, and compatibility of a secure macOS platform used to protect sensitive systems. This is a hands-on manual and exploratory QA role (not an automation role) that requires deep, practical experience with macOS internals, system extensions, and application behavior. You will work alongside a highly experienced team of engineers and reverse engineers to design and execute manual test plans that dig into system extensions, inter-process communication, and low-level operating system behavior.
If you thrive on identifying edge cases, love all things macOS, enjoy breaking complex systems in controlled ways, and have an investigative mindset for system behavior, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
- Test macOS security features spanning system extensions, Endpoint Security, and Network Extension frameworks.
- Design and execute manual test plans for system extensions, inter-process communication (XPC), and low-level operating system integration points.
- Explore and document edge cases, race conditions, compatibility scenarios, and regressions across macOS versions.
- Reproduce and isolate complex issues related to sandboxing, SIP and TCC interactions, Launch Services, and daemon behaviors.
- Work directly with development, support, product, and automation teams to triage, verify, and regress bugs and compatibility issues.
- Validate interactions between the platform and third-party macOS apps and services.
- Collaborate with SDETs to turn exploratory and regression cases into automation candidates.
- Maintain close familiarity with changes in macOS releases and how they may impact functionality and compatibility.
Requirements
- 5+ years of QA experience with macOS applications, with a focus on security, system-level, or compatibility testing.
- Strong understanding of macOS internals, including System Extensions, Endpoint Security, XPC, TCC, SIP, Launch Services, and file systems.
- Familiarity with macOS diagnostic and monitoring tools such as Console, Activity Monitor, Instruments, fs_usage, dtrace, tcpdump, and lldb.
- Experience testing low-level products such as VPNs, endpoint security tools, or antivirus software.
- Ability to read crash reports and debug logs and identify root causes.
- Ability to work independently and investigate issues thoroughly before escalating.
- Excellent written communication for clear test case documentation and bug reports.
- Availability to work during US Eastern Time (EST) business hours.
Benefits
- Compensation: $6,500 USD per month
- PTO and holidays
** Only CVs submitted in English will be considered **